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Report of the7th. Assam Pay

andProductivity Pay

Commission

November, 2016

Report

of the

7th Assam Pay

and

Productivity Pay

Commission

Submitted on

November 18, 2016

INDEX

Acknowledgements 1

Chapter 1 Foreword. 2

Annexures - 1.1 to 1.5 5

Chapter 2

Financial Resources of the State. 21

Tables - 2.1 to 2.9 25

Annexure - 2.1 33

Chapter 3 Composition of the State Employees 34

Chapter 4 Principles of Pay Determination 38

Annexure - 4.1 43

Chapter 5 Determination of Minimum Pay 46

Chapter 6 Revised Pay Structure 51


Chapter 7 Recommendations for Specific Services 103

Annexure - 7.1 109

Chapter 8 Pay Structure of Autonomous Bodies 112


Chapter 9 Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme 118


Chapter10 Allowances 123

Chapter 11 Non Practicing Allowance 132

Chapter 12 Other Benefits 134

Chapter 13 Pension and Related Benefits 137

Chapter14 Issues Relating to Different Departments** 140

Chapter 15 Recommendations Common To More Than One Department 169

Annexures - 15.1 to 15.4 176

Chapter 16 Productivity Pay 191

Chapter 17 Financial Implications 196

Annexure - 17.1 200

Chapter 18 Administrative Reforms 201

Chapter 19 Executive Summary 203

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** Departments include--Agriculture Department, Animal Husbandry & Vety. Department, Char Area

Department, Cooperation Department, Cultural Affairs Department, Elementary Education Department, Excise

Department, Finance Department, Fishery Department, Food & Civil Supplies Department, Forest &

Environment Department, General Administration Department, Handloom & Textile Department, Health & FW

Department, Higher Education Department, Hill Area Department, Home Department, Industries & Commerce

Department, Information & PR Department, Irrigation Department, Judicial Department, Labour & Employment

Department, Mines & Minerals Department, Panchayat & Rural Development Department, Pension & Public

Grievance Department, Planning & Development Department, Printing & Stationary Department, Public Health

Engineering Department, Public Works Department, Revenue & DM Department, Science & Technology

Department, Secondary Education Department, Secretariat Administration Department ,Social Welfare

Department, Soil Conservation Department, Sports & Youth Welfare Department, Transport Department, Urban

Development Department, Water Resource Department and WPT&BC Department

7th Assam Pay and Productivity Pay Commission

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission, constituted in June, 2015, has been able to conclude

its task and submit its report to the Government on this 18th day of November, 2016. In achieving this

task valuable assistance and support has been received from several quarters who deserve

appreciation.

Various service associations, organizations and individuals were the main stakeholders who

responded to the request of the Commission and submitted their valuable suggestions on various

issues as sought by it. They appeared before the Commission and tendered oral and documentary

evidence and submitted other clarifications which helped the Commission in understanding the issues

in right perspective. The Commission is thankful to all of them for the pain taken by them in this

exercise.

The other major stakeholder groups were the departments of the Government represented by the

senior officers. The Commission acknowledges the quick response from all the departments without

which the Commission would not have come to the conclusion in time.

Apart from these major stakeholders there were many other Government departments whose support

has been availed by the Commission for successful completion of its task. Director of Economics &

Statistics and their officers extended their full cooperation and provided necessary statistical data as

and when required by the Commission, even at very short notice. Director of Information & Public

Relations, Director of Finance (E.A) Department and their team of officers have also extended

valuable cooperation to the Commission.

Dr. Deepak Goswami and his colleagues in NIC Guwahati have been extremely cooperative in

helping the Commission from time to time. It was with their support that the Commission could set up

a website with necessary information for the benefit of the stakeholders.

The Commission has received very valuable assistance from all the members of its team consisting of

Sri R.K.Bujarbarua , Consultant, Sri Sukumar Deka, OSD, Sri S. Majumdar, Consultant, Sri N.Chutia,

Consultant, Sri P. Sinha, SO (Stenography), Sri B. Talukdar, Stenographer, Smt. Kalpana Kalita,

Stenographer and all Office Staff attached to Chairman in conducting its business on day-to-day basis

during the past several months. All of them deserve special thanks for the hard work they have put in.

Commission also records its appreciation for all Honble members of the Commission & others who

have contributed in one way or the other in accomplishing the task of the Commission successfully. It

records its gratitude for all of them who devoted their time in completing its task.


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FOREWARD

1.1 Assam is a complex State from the governance point of view. It has immense diversity of culture,

caste, religion, custom and language which not only gives it uniqueness but also creates a situation of

competeting aspirations of the people belonging to different groups. This situation puts a heavy

responsibility on the Government in the matter of administration and development which requires a

strong administrative machinery to respond to such problem in a fair and effective manner.

1.2 The Constitution of India empowers the State Government to make rules and orders to regulate the

service conditions of the state employees. The State Government has an obligation to ensure that this

power is used to put in place an efficient and dedicated bureaucracy that provides good leadership and

governance. This aspect has assumed greater importance in the present times when the awareness

about the Government‘s performance has become widespread among the people who are carefully

watching it as far as their interests are concerned. The people are more demanding now in the matter

of improvement of services. This highlights the need for a competent work force and the Government

has to take the responsibility to improve the efficiency of this work force by different means at its

command. One of the measures adopted by Governments in this direction is to constitute

Administrative Reform Commission which suggest ways and means to improve the efficiency of the

administration. Another measure is to set up Pay Commission for improving the pay structure of the

employees so as to attract best talent to the public service. In the present times the global economy has

changed and has impacted the living condition of the salaried class. The economic value of the

salaries paid to them earlier has been diminishing very fast. Therefore, to keep the salaries viable, it

becomes necessary to examine the pay structure of the employees from time to time.

1.3 In this background the State Government set up the 7th Pay and Productivity Pay Commission in

June, 2015 with an objective to increase the productivity of Government employees and to improve

the outputs, outcomes and overall quality of services. Raising the skills of the employees and

introducing new technology in public service delivery has been considered necessary for improving

the productivity of Government service. The terms of reference of the Commission has been fixed as

follows:-

1. To determine principles governing the structure of emoluments and pay structure of the State

Govt. employees excluding All India Services, services under UGC/AICTE and the judicial

services covered by the Shetty Commission set up by the Hon‘ble Supreme Court.

2. To examine and recommend changes in the structure of emoluments and conditions of

services of different classes of State Government employees, taking into account the need of

additional resources for investment against expanding requirement of employment, the

requirements of development planning and the financial position of the State.

3. To take into account the recommendations made by the 7th Central Pay Commission.

4. To recommend reorganization of services to rationalize work load and efficiency.

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5. Suggest changes in existing amenities and facilities to State employees and principles to be

followed in granting relief to the pensioners.

6. To examine such other concerned and incidental questions as may be referred to the

Commission by the Government.

1.4 A copy of the Notification No.FPC.1/2015/25 of 2.6.2015 constituting this Commission is

enclosed as Annexure-1.1. The term of the Commission was extended by a period of two months

with effect from 1st September 2016 vide notification no FPC.1/2015/77 dated 30th September 2016

and a copy of this notification is at Annexure-1.1-A

1.5 The Commission was empowered to devise its own procedure and to call for such information

and take such evidence as may be considered necessary. First full meeting of the Pay Commission

was held on 3rd

July, 2015 which was followed by two other full meetings held on 25th August, 2015

and 28th December, 2015. In accordance with the decisions of these meetings, the Commission set up

a website and hosted a questionnaire seeking views of the various employees‘ associations,

individuals and other interested persons. A copy of this questionnaire is enclosed as Annexure -1.2.

Out of the replies to the questionnaire received from various associations and individuals, 45 were

randomly selected for study. The important points as revealed from this study are presented in

Annexure 4.1 of this report.

1.6 Associations were requested to submit memoranda relating to their demands on the issue of salary

and other benefits and amenities. Commission received 196 memoranda from various associations and

49 from individuals. A list of these associations and individuals is enclosed as Annexure-1.3.

1.7 From 19th January, 2016 onwards, discussions were held with the representatives of the

associations and individuals who submitted the memorandums. During these discussions the

Chairman and the Hon‘ble members Mr. K. Laskar and Prof. D.K.Barua were present. Secretary,

Finance was also present in most of the meetings. During these meetings view point of the

associations and individuals were ascertained in detail for the benefit of the Commission. These

discussions continued till 18th March, 2016.

1.8 Subsequent to these meetings the Commission identified the issues on which the views of the

departments were considered necessary. Such identified issues were referred to the concerned

departments along with the memoranda received by the Commission, with a request for their

comments. A statement showing the number of memoranda related to different departments and sent

to them for comments is enclosed at Annexure-1.4. The views and comments of the departments

were further discussed in the meetings held with the departments between 25th April, 2016 and 19

th

May, 2016 involving 37 sittings. The list of officers who represented various departments in these

meetings, is at Annexure-1.5.

1.9 Having obtained the views of various stake holders in the manner mentioned above, the

Commission framed its response to the various issues raised by the stakeholders. Most of the demands

of the employees, the Commission felt ,were well presented and fair. The Commission has given its

best consideration to these demands while making recommendations in this report. Inspite of its best

intention and desire to accept the demands in entirety, the Commission could not do so for obvious

reasons. The Commission, however, is of the view that the Government service, even today, provides

a status to the Government servants in the society which cannot be monetized in terms of money. The

focus of the Commission has been to ensure that the right kind of talent should be encouraged to join

the Government service. The emoluments etc. recommended by the Commission, it is felt, would be

adequate for a decent living and would provide adequate compensation for the merit of the


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Government servants. The Commission has also taken note of the need of those posts where no

promotion is available and has therefore recommended amendments in the Assured Career

Progression Scheme (ACPS). These recommendations are expected to remedy the grievances made

out by various associations and individuals during the discussions.

1.10 The Commission carefully examined the issue of adopting the new system of pay matrix as used

by the 7th CPC. After careful deliberations it has been felt that it is desirable to continue with the grade

pay system introduced by the Sixth Pay Commission with necessary modifications as are called for to

redress the grievances of the employees.

1.11 The recommendations regarding allowances and other facilities have been dealt with in

appropriate chapters of the report. The problems of the pensioners as revealed through their

representations have also been very carefully studied by the Commission and recommendations have

been made to make the things easy for the pensioners, particularly in the matter of medical treatment.

1.12 The Commission has deliberated on the issue of productivity pay and felt that at present the State

is not prepared for considering the productivity pay. We are yet to frame the guidelines for the

performance measurement and put the result framework document (RFD) methodology on a firm

footing. RFD appears to be the first and essential step towards judging the performance and

considering the productivity pay. The Commission is of the view that a lot of home work has to be

done for providing new skills to the Government servants, particularly the younger generations, so

that there is an environment conducive to improvement in the performance for which they can be

rewarded.

1.13 Commission has observed the changes that have been introduced at the national level after the

abolition of the Planning Commission. It is of the view that long term decisions in financial matters

based on the current circumstances may lead to difficult situations at later stage. Finance Commission

award is made after every five years which can give a reasonably assured financial projection for the

next five years. Incidentally the recommendations of this Commission are being made at a time when

the award of XIV-FC is under execution since 1st April, 2015 and as such it will be apt if the

Commission takes a short term, viz. five years, view of the matter. It is therefore worth considering if

the validity of the Pay Commission‘s recommendations can be made coterminous with the term of the

Finance Commission. It will remove the difficulties in fixing pay and emoluments with so many

unknown variables of the future beyond five years. Subsequently after five years the

recommendations can be reviewed and appropriate decision can be taken after factoring-in the

changing realities in the macroeconomic scenario and the award of the next Finance Commission.

1.14 The Commission is of the view that the present recommendations are sufficient to encourage the

employees for rendering best possible service to the State and make the governance good and

effective without facing economic hardship.


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Annexure-1.1

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

FINANACE (PAY RESEARCH UNIT) DEPARTMENT

Dispur :::::: Guwahati-6.

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

RESOLUTION

Dated Dispur, the 2nd

June, 2015.

No.FPC.1/2015/25 : The Government of Assam have been considering for some time to review

the structure of emoluments of Government employees which has been in vogue since the last

revision made with effect from 1st Junauary,2006 on the recommendation of the Assam Pay

Commission, 2008.

2. The Government has also been contemplating to increase the productivity of government

employees as a part of improving outputs, outcomes and overall quality of services relatable to public

expenditures. The Government is of the opinion that productivity per employee can be raised through

the application of technology in public service delivery and in public assets created and by raising the

skills of employees through training and capacity building. The use of appropriate technology and

associated skill development require incentives for employees to raise their individual productivities.

Thus, there is a need to identify right mix of technology and skills for different categories of

employees and to design suitable financial incentive linked to measureable performance.

3. Accordingly, it has been decided to constitute 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay

Commission, comprising of the following :-

1. Shri P.P. Varma, IAS (Retd.) - Chairman

2. Chief Secretary of Assam - Member

3. Secretary to the Govt. of Assam - Member

Personnel Department

4. Shri Kameswar Laskar, - Member

Retd. Secretary to the Govt. of Assam

Legislative Department

5. Professor Dilip Baruah, Retd. Principal - Member

Cotton College and Head of Deptt. Economics

6. Shri Simanta Thakuria, Secretary - Member Secretary

To the Govt. of Assam, Finance Department

4. The terms of Reference of the Commission will be as follows :-

i. To examine the principles that should govern structure of emoluments and conditions

of service of the State Government employees, excluding the All India Services,


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posts drawing UGC/ AICTE pay scales of Degree Colleges / Engineering Colleges

/ Medical Colleges/ Nursing College/ Ayurvedic College/ Pharmacy

Institute/Polytechnics. The Judicial Service officers drawing pay scales as per

recommendation of the Shetty Commission will also be excluded.

ii. To examine and recommend changes in the structure of emoluments and conditions

of service of different classes of State Government employees which are desirable

and feasible taking into account the historical background, the economic conditions

in the country and the State, the implication and requirements of development

planning, additional resources for investment against expanding requirement of

employment in the State, financial position of the State, recommendations to be made

by the 7th Central Pay Commission in respect of the Central Governments, relevant

provisions of the Assam Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act.,2005

and all other relevant factors.

iii. To suggest re-organization of the existing services with a view to improve

rationalisation of workload and efficiency.

iv. To examine existing amenities and facilities etc., given to State Government

employees, such as Age superannuation, Death-cum-Retirement benefits, Special

Pay, Compensatory Allowance, Medical Benefits, Travelling Allowance, Daily

Allowance etc. and to make such recommendations as are considered desirable and

feasible.

v. To examine and suggest the principles to be followed in granting relief to the State

Government Pensioners linked with changes in Consumer Price Index.

vi. To work out the framework for an emoluments structure linked with the need to

attract the most suitable talent to Government service, promote efficiency,

accountability and responsibility in the work culture and foster excellence in the

public governance system to respond to the complex challenges of modern

administration and the rapid political, social, economic and technological changes,

with due regard to expectations of stakeholders, and to recommend appropriate

technology and skill development through training and capacity building for different

categories of employees through a competency based framework,

vii. To suggest schemes of incentive, keeping in view, inter-alia, its bearing upon

performance and productivity and make recommendations of the general principles,

financial parameters and conditions for an appropriate incentive scheme to reward

the excellence in productivity, performance and integrity.

viii. To examine such other concerned and incidental questions as may be referred to the

Commission by the Government.

5. The Commission will devise its own procedure. It may call for such information and take

such evidence as may be considered necessary. All Departments and offices under the State

Government will furnish such information and documents and also other assistance as may be

required by the Commission. The Government trusts that Service Associations and other concerned

will extend to the Commission their fullest co-operation and assistance.

6. The Commission will submit its report as soon as practicable but preferably within 15 months

from the date of its constitution.

7. The Commission will have its headquarter in Guwahati, Assam.

ORDER


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Ordered that the Resolution be published in the Assam Gazette.

Ordered also that a copy of Resolution be forwarded to all the Departments of

Government, all Heads of Department, Deputy Commissioner and Sub-Divisional Officer etc.

Sd/-

Secretary to the Govt. of Assam,

Finance (PRU) Department.

Memo No.FPC.1/2015/25 -A, Dated Dispur, the 2nd

June,2015

Copy to :-

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Hon‘ble Chief Minister, Assam for information.

2. The Staff Officer to Chief Secretary, Assam for information.

3. All Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Commissioner &

Secretary/Secretary to the Government of Assam.

4. All Heads of Department.

5. All Deputy Commissioners / Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil) .

6. The Director, Printing and Stationery, Assam Government Press,

Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-21. He is requested to publish the Resolution in an

Extra Ordinary issue of the Assam Gazette.

7. The Director, Information & Public Relations for wide publicity.

By Order etc. ,

Under Secretary to the Govt. of Assam,

Finance (Pay Research Unit) Deptt.


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Annexure-1.1-A

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

FINANCE (PAY RESEARCH UNIT) DEPAWRTMENT

Assam Secretariat, Block –‘F’ 2nd

Floor

Dispur :::::::::::: Guwahati-6.

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

NOTIFICATION

Dated Dispur, the 30th September, 2016

No.FPC.1/2015/77 :- In cancellation of this Deptt.‘s earlier Notification No

FPC.1/2015/pt./6, dtd. 31-08-2016 the Governor of Assam is pleased to extend the term of the 7th

Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission, 2015 constituted vide Government Resolution No.

FPC.1/2015/25, dtd. 02-06-2015 for a period of 2( Two) months with effect from 1st September, 2016.

By order and

On behalf of Governor of Assam,

Sd/- Illegible,

(UDAYAN HAZARIKA, IAS)

Addl. Secretary to the Government of Assam

Finance (Pay Research Unit) Department

Memo No.FPC.1/2015/77-A, Dated Dispur, the 30st September,

2016

Copy to :-

1) P.S. to the Chairman, 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission, Dispur, for kind

information of Hon‘ble Chairman.

2) P.S. to the Hon‘ble Chief Minister, Assam, Dispur, for kind appraisal of Hon‘ble Chief

Minister of Assam.

3) The Staff Officer to the Chief Secretary, Assam, Dispur, for kind appraisal of Chief

Secretary, Assam

4) All Addl. Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Commissioner & Secretary/Secretary to the

Govt. of Assam.

5) P.S. to the member Secretary, 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission, Dispur, for

kind appraisal of Member Secretary , 7th A.P.P.P.C.

6) All Members, 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission, Dispur, for kind information.

7) All Heads of Department.


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8) All Deputy Commissioner of Districts/All Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil).

9) e-Governance (Unit) Finance (Estt.-B) Department, for uploading the Notification in

Government Portal.

10) The Director, Directorate of Printing & Stationeries Assam, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-21,

with a request to publish the Notification in the next issue of Assam Gazette.

11) The Director, Directorate of Information & Public Relations, Assam, Dispur, Last Gate, for

wide Publicity.

12) Guard file/relevant file.

By order etc.,

Sd/- Illegible,

Under Secretary to the Government of Assam

Finance(Pay Research Unit) Department.


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Annexure-1.2

7th APPPC Questionnaire

GENERAL

Government of Assam constituted the 7th Assam Pay and Productivity Pay commission vide

order no.FPC.1/2015/25 dated 2nd

June 2015 to review the structure of emoluments of government

employees which has been in vogue since the last revision made with effect from 1.1.2006 0n the

recommendation of the Assam Pay commission-2008 Government contemplates to increase the

productivity of its employees as a part of improving outputs, outcomes and overall quality of services

,by means of new technologies in public service delivery and raising skills of the employees.

Incentives linked to measureable performance are called for increasing the productivity of employees .

Over the last few years the economy of the state has been under strain and need for speeding

up the development works has been felt all over. For providing better services to the people of the

state at fastest possible pace an efficient administrative machinery manned by competent personnel

with high productivity is required. The cost of this machinery has to be high but it can be suitably

pegged by trimming its size and reducing avoidable expenditures on its maintenance. A workable

arrangement ,therefore ,has to be found to ensure a highly-motivated workforce for executing the state

policy and programmes in a manner conducive to faster economic growth in the state leading to rise

in per capita income of its people.

With this mandate, the commission decided to obtain the views of all stake holders with a view

to make suitable recommendations to the government within the prescribed time. Suggestions and

views on the following issues will help the commission in arriving at appropriate conclusions . In

addition to the issues listed below , suggestion on any other relevant matter will also be considered by

the commission.

1.Salaries

1.1 The considerations on which the minimum salary in case of the lowest functionary and the

maximum salary in case of a highest level officer may be determined and what should be the

reasonable ratio between the two.

1.2 What should be the considerations for determining salary for various levels of functionaries falling

between the highest level and the lowest level functionaries?

1.3 Do you think that there should be provision for extra financial incentive/pay for employees

working in difficult areas and if yes how should we define such areas ?

2. Comparisons

2.1 Should there be any comparison/parity between pay scales and perquisites between central and

the state Government functionaries? If so, why? If not, why not?

2.2 The recommendations of the Pay Commission are likely to lead to demands for pay revision

from the employees of Local Self Governments e.g. municipal bodies, panchayati raj institutions &

autonomous institutions. Should this aspect be considered in devising a reasonably moderate

remuneration package for State Govt. employees ?If not , how to discourage their demand for upward

revision that may be beyond the capacity of their employers?


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3. Pay Scales

3.1 The 6th Pay Commission introduced the system of Pay Bands and Grade Pay as against the

system of specific pay scales attached to various posts. What has been the impact of running pay

bands system during last 5 years?

3.2 Did the pay bands-grade pay system help in arresting exodus and attract talent towards the

Government?

3.3 Is the pay band-grade pay system working to the satisfaction of the employees and the

government ? If not, what are your alternative suggestions

3.4 Is there any anomaly in this system and is there any need to bring about any change in it ? Do you

think that earlier system of post-specific pay scale needs to be reintroduced?

3.5 Successive Pay Commissions have reduced the number of pay scales by merging one or two pay

scales together. Is there a case for the number of pay scales/ pay band to be reduced further and if so

in what manner?

3.6 Should there be a provision for special pay scale for isolated posts which have no regular

promotion channel?

3.7 Should the provision of special pay be continued or withdrawn? Give reasons.

3.8 Do you want any change in the procedure followed for pay fixation? if yes please suggest.

4. Increment

4.1 Whether the present system of annual increment on 1st July of every year uniformly in case of all

employees has served its purpose or not? Whether any changes are required?

4.2 What should be the reasonable quantum of annual increment?

4.3 Should the present system for grant of increments be continued as such or it should be modified

and linked to more objective assessment of efficiency and productivity of the employees?

5. Allowances

5.1 Whether the existing allowances of various type to the government servants need to be retained or

there is a need to rationalize them in such a manner as to ensure that salary structure takes care not

only of the job profile but the situational factors as well, so that the number of allowances could be

reduced to a realistic level?

5.2 whether the non-practicing allowance be withdrawn and in its place more effective system of

reward and punishment be introduced to promote discipline and efficiency?

5.3 Is the present rule to determine DA for the employees is satisfactory or it needs any modification.

Please suggest modification if any?

5.4 Should the DA be determined once in a year to neutralize the impact of price rise during the

previous year?

5.5 Should the DA for travelling on duty be withdrawn and taken care of by suitable adjustment in

the pay itself?

6. Attracting Talent

6.1 Does the present salary package attract suitable talent in the All the state Services? What are your

observations and suggestions in this regard?

6.2 To what extent should this package be structured to attract special talent that may be reuired for

any post in any department?

6.3 To introduce efficiency and better productivity in different levels do you think lateral entry, in

limited manner, be allowed and for this purpose employees from lower level be selected on the basis

of an objective assessment of their skills and productivity?


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7. Productivity and Incentives

7.1 In what way can the functioning of the government be improved to make it more efficient,

accountable and productive? Please give specific suggestions with respect to:

a) Rationalization of staff strength and more productive deployment of available staff;

b) Rationalization of processes and reduction of paper work; and

c) Economy in expenditure.

d) Introduction of technology in offices for better delivery.

7.2 What should be transparent and objective parameters to assess high achievements and productivity

of an employee for grant of reward / incentive?

7.3 Should there be a provision of variable increment at a higher rate than the normal rate of

increment for such rewards/incentive?

7.4 Should there be a provision to encourage employees to upgrade their skills to meet the needs of

their department/service and to promote them in advance depending upon their success at the

departmental examination specifically designed to test their capability/suitability?

7.5 Should the employees who are promoted as per the provision referred at 7.4 be allowed to take

advantage of ACPS scheme also?

7.6 What other incentives would you suggest to recognize and reward good performance and higher

productivity ?

8. Security Forces (Police / Forest protection etc)

8.1 What should be the considerations for fixing salary in case of Security personnel and in what

manner does the parity with civil services need to be evolved, keeping in view their respective job

profiles?

8.2 In what manner should the concessions and facilities, both in cash and kind, be taken into account

for determining salary structure in case of Security personnel.

8.3 There are different types of allowances for Personnel Below Officer Rank and for Officers. Does a

case exist for rationalization/ reducing of the current variety of allowances?

8.4 As a measure of special recognition, is there a case to review the present benefits provided to the

families of security personnel who become disabled or die in action?

8.5 As a measure of special recognition, is there a case to review the present benefits provided to

disabled personnel, commensurate to the nature of their disability?

9. Pension

9.1 The retirement benefits of all State Government employees appointed on or after 1.1.2005 are

covered by the New Pension Scheme (NPS). What has been the experience of the NPS in the last

decade?

9.2 As far as pre-1.1.2005 appointees are concerned, what should be the principles that govern the

structure of pension and other retirement benefits?

9.3 Should the benefit of family pension be extended to the disabled member of the employee‘s

family who is fully dependent on the employee?

9.4 Should the temporary employees be given the benefit of pension under NPS and if yes to what

extent and with what minimum length of service?

10. Training/ building competence

10.1 How would you like the competence of employees to be improved?

10.2 Is the present level of training at various stages of a person‘s career considered adequate? Are

there gaps that need to be filled, and if so, where?

(a) Should the employees be encouraged to acquire, in his career span, a professional qualification

that is required to handle the responsibilities of higher post in his service/department and that for this


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purpose, the nature of the study, time intervals and the Institution(s) shall be stipulated by the

department of the concerned employee?

(b) What indicators can be used to determine training and capacity building needs for personnel in

your organization?

(c) Please suggest any other ways through which capacity building can be further strengthened?

11. Outsourcing

11.1 What has been the experience of outsourcing at various levels of Government and is there a case

for expanding it in scope ?

11.2 How best can the jobs, that can be outsourced, be identified ?

11.3 what jobs in your service/department can be outsourced in your opinion?

12.Miscelleneous

12.1 Should not all kind of advances , except travelling allowance advance , granted to the employees

be withdrawn?

12.2 should not the LTC be withdrawn and taken care of by suitable adjustment in salary itself?

12.3 Should the provision for leave encashment be modified to allow withdrawal in more than one

occasions subject to i) the ceiling of 300 days in entire service period, ii) availability of unutilized

leave and iii) at a minimum interval of 5 years—What is your opinion?

12.4 Should the grant of HBA and Car Advance be discontinued and employees encouraged to avail

loans from Banks.

12.5 Do all the categories of functionaries in various departments have service rules? If so, do such

rules address issues mentioned under clauses 10.2(b) & 10.2(c)?


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List of Associations who submitted memorandums

1. All Assam Homoeopathic Medical College Teachers‘ Association , Guwahati,

2. Regional Dental College Teachers‘ Association. Guwahati.

3. Assam Dental Service Association.

4. All Assam ANM & LHS Service Association. Dispur, Guwahati-6.

5. The Trained Nurses Association of India (Assam State Branch).

6. All Assam Medical College & Hospital Employees‘ Association. Guwahati.

7. All Assam Ayurvedic Pharmacist Service Association. Jalukbari, Guwahati.

8. All Assam Malaria Employees Association.Dist- Hailakandi.

9. Guwahati Medical College Hospital Karmi Sangha. Guwahati.

10. All Assam Leprosy Employees‘ Association. Narengi, Pathar Quari, Guwahati.

11. All Assam Graduate Nurse‘s Association.

12. All Assam ESI Scheme Dispensaries Employees Association. Guwahati, Assam.

13. Rajyik Inland Water Transport Karmachari Santha.

14. ESI Doctors‘ Association, Assam ,Panjabari, Guwahati.

15. Srimanta Sankardeva Health Science University Karmachari Parisad.Bhangagarh, Guwahati.

16. All Assam Family Welfare Employees‘ Association, Hengrabari,Guwahati.

17. Assam Medical Service Association (AMSA), AMSA House, Panbazar.

18. All Assam Post Graduate School- Teachers‘ Association. Ulubari ,Guwahati-07

19. All Assam M.M. (Post- Graduate) Teachers‘ Association. Kahilipara : Guwahati.

20. All Assam Govt. Basic Teachers Association. Chandmari

21. All Assam Higher Secondary Teacher & Employees‘ Association. Rangia

22. All Assam Prvincialised High School Sanskrit teachers Association.

23. All Assam Adult Education Officers & Employees Association.

24. All Assam Middle Graduate Asstt. Teacher Kalyan Samitte. Zoo Road, Guwahati.

25. Higher Secondary Post- Graduate B.Ed Teacher‘s Association. Assam.

26. Principal , Hindi Teacher‘s Training College. North Guwahati.

27. All Assam Secondary Graduate Teacher‘s Association, kahilipara, Guwahati.

28. All Assam State Primary Teachers‘ Asso., Sikshak Bhawan, R.G. Baruah Road, Guwahati.

29. All Assam Elementary Teachers Education Association. Post- Dolgaon, Dist: Darrang.

30. All Assam M.V. School Teachers‘ Association.

31. All Assam Planning & Statistical Employees Association.

32. All Assam Vocational Teachers Association.

33. All Assam Upper Primary Head Master Association. Hailakandi, Assam.

34. Five Districts Fixed Pay Asstt. Graduate Teachers‘ Association. Nagaon ( Assam).

35. All Assam Prathamic Teachers‘ Parishad Nagaon, Assam.

36. All Assam Elementary Education Planning & Statistic Service Association. Nagaon

37. All Assam Government Higher Secondary Subject Teachers‘ Association.

38. Assam State Higher Secondary( Govt. & Prov.) Demonstrators Association.

39. All Assam Joint Secondary School Association. Siksa Bhawan, Tarun Nagar, Guwahati.

40. All Assam M.E. Teachers‘ Association. Japorigog, Guwahati.

41. Assam High School Teachers‘ Association. Tarun nagar:Guwahati.

42. All Assam Govt. School Service Association. Dhunaguri H.S. School. Lakhimpur.

43. All Assam Madhyamik Siksha & Karmachari Santha.

44. Assam Excise Service Officer‘s Association, Panbazar, Guwahati.

45. Assam Rajyik Provincialised Vidyalay Abakhar Prapta Sikshak Aru Karmachari Sangha.

46. Sodou Asom Resam Shramik Sangha. Khanapara ,Guwahati.


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47. Govt. College Of arts & crafts, Assam ,Basistha Guwahati.

48. Association of the Office of the Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Khanapara, Ghy.

49. Sadou Asom Jarikarak Santha.

50. Sadou Asom Samabay Jarikarak Santha. Khanapara, Guwahati.

51. Jorhat Zila Uchha, Uchatar Rajyikikaran Madhyamik Vidyalay Sikshak & karmachari

Pensioner Santha.

52. The Govt. Pensioner, Assam Association, Chandamari, Guwahati.

53. Assam Provincialised retired teachers‘ & Employees‘ Association.

54. Sadou Asam Karmachari Parishad. Dispur, Guwahati.

55. Assam Secretariat Stenographers‘ Association. Assam Sachivalaya Dispur Guwahati.

56. Assam Secretariat & Heads Of Departments Govt. Grade-IV Employees Association,

Guwahati.

57. All Assam Grade IV Govt. Employee Sanmilan. Guwahati.

58. Sadou Assam Sarkari Garichalak Aru Sahaiak Santha.Dispur, Guwahati.

59. Assam State Employees Federation Guwahati.

60. All Assam Laboratory Technician Association.

61. Assam Secretariat Computer Operators‘ Association.Dispur, Guwahati.

62. All Assam Heads Of The Deptt Ministerial Officers‘ Association Head Quarters: Guwahati.

63. Assam Rajyik karmachari Parishad. Dispur, Guwahati.

64. Assam State Employees‘ Federation. Karimganj District Karimganj.

65. Assam Ayurvedic Doctors‘ Service Association. Guwahati.

66. Computer Wing Finance ( Budget) Department.

67. Assam Secretariat Grade- IV Govt. Employees Association. Dispur, Guwahati.

68. Assam Accounts Service Association. Assam (Audit-I Branch) Chandmari, Guwahati.

69. All Assam Treasury Employees‘ Bokajan.

70. Assam Finance Service Association. Dispur, Guwahati.

71. All Assam Local Fund Audit Service Association, Guwahati.

72. Assam Accounts Service (Senior Cadre) Officers Association.Guwahati.

73. All Assam Sr. & Junior Inspector/Auditor (Coop) Directorate of Handloom and Textiles,

Guwahati.

74. The Association Of Inspectors of Taxes : Assam. Kar Bhawan, Dispur, Guwahati-6.

75. All Assam Handloom and Textile Officer‘s Association. Ambari, Guwahati, Kamrup.

76. All Assam Weights and Measures Inspecting Officers‘ Association, Guwahati- 781003.

77. All Assam Mandal Kanangu Sanmilani. Guwahati-3, Assam.

78. The All Assam Sericultural Officers‘ Association.Khanapara, Guwahati-22.

79. All Assam Supervisors‘ Association.Beltola Bazar, Guwahati-28.

80. Sadou Asom Mahila Karmachari Santha. Guwahati.

81. The Confedaration of Employees of the State Forest Association, Assam(CESFAA).

82. All Assam Govt. Electricity and Water Supply Association. ICDP, Guwahati-22.

83. All Assam Rural Development Employee‘s Association. Guwahati.

84. Assam Forest Rangers‘ Association, Guwahati.

85. Assam Forest Service ( Class- I) Association.

86. The All Assam Co-operative Officers‘ Association. Guwahati-22.

87. Sadou Asom Zila Prasashan Karmachari Santha. Guwahati, Kamrup.

88. TET Qualified Graduate U.P. Teachers‘ Welfare Association. Gauripur, Dist.- Dhubri, Assam.

89. Assam Jr. College Teachers‘-Employees‘ Association. Dakshin Nalbari College, Agnisala

Satra.

90. All Assam College Employees‘ Association. Jotia, Kahilipara Road.

91. All Assam Diet Officers‘ Association, DIET, Goalpara, Dudhnoi-783124.

92. All Assam M.P.W.(M) Association. Beltola, Guwahati-28.

93. All Assam Non Gazetted Medical Association. Kamrup ( Rural), Guwahati.

94. Assam Fisheries Service Association(AFSA). Srinagar, Dispur, Guwahati-6, Assam.

95. Governor‘s Secretariat, Assam. Raj Bhawan : Guwahati-781001.

96. Assam Industries & Commerce Extension Officer‘s Association. Guwahati- 781021.

97. All Assam Govt. Dairy Workers Association, Khanapara, Guwahati- 781022.


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98. All Assam Gaon Panchayat Secretary Association.Guwahati (Assam)

99. Monika Gogoi Artist/ Projection Jorhat Medical College.

100. Assam State Sports & Physical Education Instructors Association. Dist. Sports Office,

Nalbari.

101. All Assam DIET Librarians‘ Association, Mirza.

102. All Assam Veterinary Field Assistants‘ Association. Khanapara, Guwahati-22.

103. Assam Diploma Engineers‘ Service Association, ADESA Bhavan, Wireless Guwahati.

104. Sadou Assam Sarkari Garichalak Aru Sahaiak Santha, Head Office: Dispur, Guwahati-6.

105. Deputy Secy. To The Govt. of Assam, Revenue (Reforms) & D.M. Dept. Dispur, Guwahati-6.

106. The Federation Of Engineering Service Associations of Assam (FEDESSA).

107. Public Librarians‘ Forum Of Assam, District Library, Guwahati.

108. Assam Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Service Association. Chenikuthi, Guwahati-03.

109. All Assam Health Educators‘ Association, Jail Road Silchar.

110. All Assam Ophthalmic Assistant Association, Guwahati-3.

111. All Assam Govt. Physiotherapist Service Association, Guwahati-37.

112. All Assam Nursing Teachers‘ Forum, G.M.C & Hospital Complex.

113. All Assam Malaria Employees Association, Assam, Jorhat.

114. Assam Food Safety Officers‘ Cadre Association, Uzan Bazar, Guwahati-01.

115. All India Federation of Dip. Engineers & Forum of Retd. Dip. Engineers ―India‖, Dispur,

116. All Assam Field Investigators Officers‘ Association, Karbianglong, Diphu.

117. Assam Geology & Mining Service Association, Kahilipara, Dakhingaon Guwahati-19.

118. All Assam Transport Enforcement Officer‘s Association.

119. All Assam Ministerial Officers‘ Association, Dhansiri, Sarupathar.

120. Ujjaleswar Goswami And Seven (7) Others.

121. P.H.E.D. Employee‘s & Labour Social Welfare Association, Hengrabari, Guwahati-36.

122. RNTCP Employees Association, Hengrabari, Guwahati-36.

123. Association Of Inspectors‘ Of Drugs, Guwahati.

124. All Assam Nurses Service Association. GMC & Hospital Complex, Guwahati-32.

125. Post Graduate Ayurvedic Doctors‘ Association, Assam. Devkota Nagar, Guwahati-11.

126. Assam Ayurveda Service Doctors‘ Forum. Guwahati-14.

127. All Assam Soil Conservation Employees Association. Guwahati-5.

128. All Assam Registering Officers‘ Association. Rupnagar, Guwahati-32, Assam.

129. All Assam Police Association. Ulubari, Guwahati- 781007.

130. All Assam Physiotherapy Association (AAPA). Silpukhuri, Guwahati-3.

131. All Assam Nurses‘ Association. Usha Nagar, Road No- 2, Guwahati- 36.

132. All Assam X-RAY Services Association. Dispur, Guwahati- 06.

133. Assam Fisheries Service Association (AFSA). Srinagar Dispur, Guwahati-6, Assam.

134. .Assam Govt. B.ED. College Teachers‘ Forum. Baladmari, Goalpara.

135. All Assam Public Health (Medical) Employees Association, Assam.

136. All Assam District Malaria Officer‘s Service Association, Guwahati-781001.

137. Directorate of Information & Public Relations, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati- 6.

138. Directorate Of Forensic Science, Assam.

139. Assam Panchayat & Rural Development Fisheries Graduate Officers Association, Guwahati.

140. All Assam Diploma Engineer Teachers‘ Council. Chandmari, Guwahati-3.

141. All Assam Panchayat and Women & Childern Extension Officers‘ Association, Guwahati

142. All Assam Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Employees‘ Association. Guwahati

143. Assam Police Radio Organization.

144. State Govt. Disabled Employee‘s Parishad, Guwahati, Assam.

145. Assam Jail Warders Association. Lakhara, Dist- Kamrup(M)

146. Assam Forest Employees‘ Association. Uzan Bazar, Guwahati-1.

147. Assam Economics & Statistical Service Association. Beltola, Guwahati-28.

148. All Assam Fishery Officials‘ Technical Association, Digholi Pukhori, Guwahati-781001.

149. All Assam Middle School Science Teachers‘ Association, Mangaldoi. Dist: Darrang.

150. Association of Engineering Officers Of the Inspectorate of Factories, Bhangaghar, Guwahati.

151. All Assam Subordinate Engineer‘s Grade-I Service Association, Guwahati-3.


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152. All Assam Inland Water Transport Shramik Sangha, Fancy Bazar, Guwahati-781001.

153. Assam Information & Public Relations Officers‘ Association. Dispur, Guwahati-06.

154. Assam Government Press Industrial Employees Association. Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-21.

155. All Assam Motor Vehicle Inspectors Association. Betkuchi, Guwahati, Assam.

156. Assam Survey Employees Association, Dakhingaon, Guwahati-34.

157. Technical Non- Gazetted Employee‘s Association Guwahati.

158. Assam Jail Officers‘ Association.

159. Agricultural Statistical Service Officers‘ Association. Khanapara, Guwahati-22.

160. All Assam Retired Officers, Teachers & Employees Committee, Jawaharnagar, Khanapara.

161. All Assam Govt. Pensioner‘s & Family Pensioner‘s Association. Guwahati.

162. Association Of Officer-In-Charge Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati-01.

163. All Assam I.T.I. Instructional Staff Association, Rojabari, Jorhat-14.

164. All Assam Taxation Ministerial Officers‘ Association Taxation Department..

165. All Assam Section Assistant & Subordinate Enginneer‘s Service Association, Nagaon.

166. Assam Accounts Service Association. Central Executive Committee, Guwahati.

167. Assam Town Planning Engineers‘ Service Association. Dispur.

168. Govt. Ayurvedic College Teachers‘ Association. Jalukbari, Guwahati-781014

169. Office of the Director State Council of Educational Research and Training, Guwahati –

781019.

170. Assam Planning and Development Department, Dispur.

171. All Assam Judicial Employees‘ Association, Guwahati, Assam.

172. All Assam Subordinate Agriculture Officers‘ Association.

173. Asom Abkari Karmachari Sangha. Guwahati.

174. All Assam Janasanyog Employees‘ Association. DIPR, Guwahati-6.

175. Sadou Asom Madhyamik Vidyalay Karjalay Sahayak Sangtha. Jagiroad, Morigaon,

176. Assam Agricultural Service Officers‘ Association. Ulubari, Guwahati

177. All Assam Social Welfare Officer Association.

178. Karbi Employees‘ Association (KEA).Karbi Anglong.

179. All Assam Pharmacists‘ Service Association (AAPSA)Sawkuchi, Guwahati-781040.

180. Assam Survey Employees Association. Dakhingaon, Guwahati-34.

181. Technical Non-Gazetted Employee‘s Association, Guwahati.

182. All Assam Social Welfare Statistical Employee Association. Kamrup(M), Assam.

183. Assam Govt. Transport officer Association. Jawharnagar Khanapara.

184. All Assam B.D.O.s Association, Guwahati, Assam.

185. All Assam Unit Leaders Association (Bharat Scouts & Guides) Panbazar, Ghy-1.

186. All Assam Taxation Ministerial Officers‘ Association Taxation Department

187. Association of the Statistical Assistants, O/o the D.E. & C.T. Rehabari.

188. College of Sericulture Students Welfare Association, Titabor, Jorhat-13.

189. Senior Citizen Welfare Society, Odalbakra, Guwahati-34.

190. Sadou Asom Jarikaarak Sangtha, Head Office:- Panbazar, Guwahati-1.

191. All Assam Technical Teachers Association, Assam Textile Institute, Ambari, Guwahati

192. State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Officers Association.

193. Assam Khadi Board Workers Union, Guwahati-3.

194. Fire & Emergency Service.

195. Forum of Secretary to Medical Colleges & Hospitals, RD C & M.Sc/B.Sc Nursing College.

196. Assam Civil Service Officers‘ Association Dispur

List of Individuals / Group of Individuals who submitted memorandums

1. Sri Kiran Bhuyan Library Asstt. Gauhati Medical College Library.

2. Sri Aijibht Hazarika & Others, Jorhat M.C. & Hospital.

3. Sri Himangshu Dutta & Prashanta Bora, Deptt. of Micro Biology Jorhat Medical College.


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4. Sri Prakash Borthakur, Nagaon & Others.

5. Sri Aijt Ch. Baruah Prodution Officer Madrasa Education.

6. Sri Luit Konwar Rudra Barua State College Of Music. Shilpagram Panjabari, Guwahati-37.

7. Sri Bijit Das & Bijoy Sarkar Bharali, Golaghat, Primary TET Qualified Teachers Association.

8. Sri Sanjib Kr. Phookan, Asstt. Academic Officer, Madrasa Education, Kahilipara.

9. Dr. Mouchumi Bordoloi & others.

10. Sri Dilip Sutradhar & Others, Hailakandi.

11. Sri Monika Gogoi Artist/ Projection Jorhat Medical College

12. Sri Ujjaleswar Goswami And Seven (7) Others.

13. Shri Sankar Shri Paramananda Thakuria, Dist. Jail Barpeta /Dilip Kr. Doley Jorhat

14. Shri Jayanta Dutta & 4 Others, Pharmacist/ Compounder, Panikhaity, Guwahati.

15. Shri Utpal Kr. Gogoi, Firdos Zaman & 4 others, Lalmati Guwahati-29.

16. Shri Utpal Bhatta & 4 others, Dispur, Guwahati-6.

17. Shri Prasanta Kr. Saikia, & 2 others, Morigaon.

18. Shri Rudra Saikia & 2 others ,Golaghat

19. Mrs. Pallavi Sarma, & 5 othersDepartment of D.L.R. Assam.

20. Shri Pankaj Kr. Saikia, Sr. Photographer, & 2 others, Panbazar, Guwahati-1.

21. Shri Sisir Pathak & others, L K R B State College of Music, Panjabari, Guwahati-37.

22. Shri Amrit Jyoti Barua & Others, Ph. No. 9854090735.

23. Shri Subir Dutta & Others, SDIPRO, attached to C.M. PR Cell.

24. Shri Kabir Ahmed Choudhury & Others, Steno D.C. Office Hailakandi.

25. Smti. Chitra Borthakur, Directorate of Science & Technology, Dispur, Guwahati-6.

26. Shri Ganga Prasad Hazarika,Language Officer P& D Department, Dispur, Ghy-6.

27. Smti. Jutilekha Khound, Librarian, Planning & Development Department.

28. Shri Tapan Kr. Gogoi, Maintenance Engineer,D I P R, Dispur, Guwahati-6.

29. Smti. Manika Gogoi, Artist/Projectionist, Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat.

30. Shri Sankar Hazarika East Hatigaon Chariali Hillside, Guwahati-21.

31. Mrs. Ruma Kakati, Assam Engineering College, Jalukbari, Guwahati-13.

32. Dr. Mahindra Kaur, Prof. Govt. Banikanta College of Teachers Education, Guwahati,

33. Smti. Rashabati Singha, Craft Instructress, Dist. Jail Barpeta.

34. Shri Pankaj Kr. Sarma, Data Entry Operator, GAD(B) Assam Secretariat, Dispur

35. Shri B.P. Borthakur, Office of the Chief Inspector of Factories Assam, Bhangagarh, Ghy-5.

36. Shri Jagat Ch. Baishya, IO, O/o the Handloom Research & Designing Centre, Guwahati-1.

37. Smti. Raj Bora, Special Information & Public Relations, Dispur, Ghy-6.

38. Shri Ashish Deb Purkayastha, AFS, FAO, o/o the DGCD & CGHG, Assam, Beltola

39. Sri Prafulla Kr. Duarak, L.K.R.B. Path, Nabin Nagar, Guwahati-24.

40. Sri Hemanta Narayan Das, Librarian, SCERT, Kahilipara Guwahati-19.

41. Shri Pradip Kr. Choudhury, Librarian, Dept. of Historical & Antiquarian Studies, Guwahati.

42. Shri Paban Bhattacharjee, Jr. Instructor, Assam Engineering College.

43. Md. Abdul Mazid, Secretary Barpeta District Char Areas Employees Union,

44. Shri Himamoni Handique, Research Officer, O/o the Sericulture Division, Basistha, Guwahati.

45. Shri Suresh Deka Asstt. Planning Officer & Others, Office of the DEEO, Nalbari.

46. Shri Hemprava Devi, Asstt. Hindi Teacher, R.K. Choudhury High School, Kamrup.

47. Smit. Tarulata Das, UDA, Office of the Registrar of Co Operative Societies, Guwahati.

48. Shri Ranjit Boruah, Ship Modeling Instructor, 48 Assam Naval Unit NCC Panjabari, Guwahati

49. Smti. Utpala Borah Kalita. Research Librarian, Dist. Library, Guwahati.


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Annexure 1.4

Memoranda Referred to Departments for comments

Sl.No Department No. of Memo

1 Health & Family Welfare 48

2 Fishery 2

3 Science & Technology 2

4 Irrigation Department 1

5 Works Department (WR,PHE,IRG, PWD) 4

6 Information & Public Relation 7

7 Panchayat & Rural Development 5

8 Food & Civil Supply 2

9 Agriculture 3

10 Co- Operation 3

11 Pension & Public Grievances 8

12 Forest & Environment 5

13 Home 10

14 General Administration 14

15 Secretariat Administration 4

16 Hill Areas 1

17 Printing & Stationery 1

18 Sports and Youth Welfare 2

19 Labour and Employment 7

20 Social Welfare 4

21 Industry & Commerce 1

22 Town & Country Planning(UDD) 1

23 Judicial 2

24 Planning &Development 6

25 Soil Conservation 1

26 Revenue & Disaster Management 5

27 Public Health Engineering 2

28 Animal Husbandry & Veterinary 5

29 Cultural Affairs 5

30 Char Area Development 2

31 Handloom , Textile & Sericulture 8

32 Finance (Est-B 9

33 Finance (Taxation) 2

34 Excise 2

35 Transport 5

36 Mines and Minerals 1

37 Higher Education 6

38 Secondary Education 25

39 Elementary Education 22

Total 243


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Officers who represented various departments before the Commission.

Sl. No. Department Designation

1 Science & Technology Department Additional Secretary

2 Hill Areas Department. Joint Secretary

3 Urban Development Department Commissioner & Secretary

4 Soil Conservation Department Addl. Secretary

5 Food & Civil Supply Secretary

6 Printing & Stationery Secretary

7 Sports & Youth Welfare Commissioner

8 Controller of Legal Metrology S. N. Baishya

9 Industries & Commerce Dy. Secretary

10 Char Areas Development Department Secretary

11 Mines & Minerals Commissioner & Secretary

12 Fisheries Department Commissioner & Secretary

13 I.&.P.R. Department Secretary

14 P&RD Department Addl. Secretary

15 Agriculture Department Commissioner & Secretary

16 Co-operative Department Commissioner & Secretary

17 Forest Department PCCF Secretary

18 Social Welfare Department Secretary

19 Judicial Department Secretary

20 P & D Department Deputy Secretary

21 Excise Department Commissioner & Secretary

22 Higher Education Secretary

23 Transport Department Addl. Secretary

24 PHED Secretary

25 PWD Commissioner & Secretary

26 Water Resource Dy. Secretary

27 Irrigation Dy. Secretary

28 P & PG Department Commissioner & Secretary

29 S.A. Department Secretary

30 Labour & Employment Addl. Secretary

31 A.H. & Veterinary Dy. Secretary

32 Culture Affairs Commissioner

33 Handloom & Textile Commissioner

34 Revenue Commissioner & Secretary

35 Finance (TAX) Department Commissioner & Secretary

36 Finance Excise

37 G.A. Department Secretary

38 Home Department Commissioner & Secretary

39 Education Elementary Commissioner & Secretary

40 Education Secondary Secretary

41 Health & Family Welfare Secretary


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FINANCIAL RESOURCE OF THE STATE

1. Review of Past Performance

1.1 In our federal structure, there are three ways in which the constituent states can mobilise

resources. These are :-

(i) Mobilization of their own resources

(ii) Finance Commission‘s awards and

(iii) Plan resources received from Central Government..

1.2 In respect of internal resource mobilization, the trend of revenue collection in Assam over the last

twenty five years has not been satisfactory. The period covering the years 1990-91 to 2015-16

can be broken up into three sub-periods i.e., (a) the period covering 1990-91 to 2005-06, (b) the

period covering 2006-07 to 2014-15 and (c) the last fiscal year 2015-16.

1.3 The mounting debt burden of the state and the dependence on overdraft marked the first period

(1990-91 to 2005-06) as reflected in Table-2.1. As against the then Planning Commission‘s upper

limit of 25% of the debt-GSDP ratio, Assam‘s ratio exceeded the limit and reached 30.54% in

2001-02. The dependence on overdraft and the burden of interest paid thereof painted a dismal

picture of state finances during this period (Table 2.2). This table also shows that since 2006-07

the number of days on which overdraft was taken became nil. This was the highlight of the second

period. During this period the revenue deficit also turned into revenue surplus as shown in Table

2.3.

1.4 True it is that this revenue surplus did bring to the state an incentive grant of Rs.300 crore from

the 13th Finance Commission which, however, subsequently resulted in a meager amount of

revenue deficit grant from the 14th Finance Commission (2015-20), the grant being Rs.3379 crore

for the entire period.

1.5 It is to be noted that right from 2001-02 down to 2014-15, salary and pension expenditure

constituted a major revenue expenditure item exceeding the cap of 35 per cent of revenue

expenditure stipulated by the 13th Finance Commission as can be seen from Table 2.4.

1.6 The high level of revenue expenditure in the form of salary and pension outgo has crippled

capital expenditure in the state with its adverse impact on the capacity of the state to create

new capital assets. Limited capital assets will arrest the growth rate of GSDP in future. The

overwhelming percentage share of revenue expenditure and the unimpressive percentage

share of capital expenditure to total expenditure as shown in Table 2.5, do not augur well

for the state economy.

1.7 In the two years 2010-11 and 2011-12 the dip in the capital expenditure was due to the rise in

revenue expenditure consequent upon the implementation of the revised pay scale and pension of

the state employees on the basis of the recommendations of the Assam Pay Commission 2008.

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1.8 The third sub-period i.e. fiscal 2015-16 witnessed the serious fiscal lapse with the pendency in

regular submission of utilization certificates which according to the Accountant General‘s Report

totaled up to a whopping Rs.11834.24 crore.

2. New Scenario

2.1 Block Grants received in the form of Normal Central Assistance (NCA), Special Plan Assistance

(SPA) and untied SCA have been discontinued.

2.2 The Planning and Development Department, Government of Assam, reports that the Government

of India has delinked central support against the following nine centrally sponsored schemes:-

1. National land Records Modernization Programme.

2. Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)

3. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA)

4. Rastriya Krishi Vikash Yojna (RKVY)

5. National Food Security Mission. (NFSM)

6. Mission on Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

7. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

8. National Mission on Agriculture Extension & Technology (NMAET)

9. National Mission on Oilseeds & Palm Oil (NMOOP)

2.3 The letter issued to all the Secretaries to Government of India (D.O. No. 32/PSO/FS/2015 dated

October 28, 2015) by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Government of India,

stated that the funding pattern of the following seven schemes will remain unchanged:-

1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

2. National Social Assistance Programme

3. Umbrella Programme for Development of Scheduled Castes.

4. Umbrella Programme for Development of Scheduled Tribes.

5. Umbrella Programme for Development of Differently Abled Persons.

6. Umbrella Programme for Development of Minorites.

a. Multi-sectoral Development Programme for Minorites 80:20

b. Education Scheme for Madarsas/Minorites

7. Umbrella Programme for Development of Backward Classes and other vulnerable groups.

2.4 The funding of seventeen core schemes listed at Annexure 2.1 will be shared on 90:10 basis

between the centre and the N.E. states. All other schemes will be optional for the State

Governments and the fund sharing pattern will be 80: 20 between the Centre and the North

Eastern States.

3. Challenges Ahead

3.1 After the elections held in April, 2016 public expectations have risen high. The Government will

have to go all out to mobilise sufficient resources to meet the committed liabilities of the

government first and then to finance the developmental schemes.

3.2 In Assam where the value of the human development index is lower than the national average, the

developmental schemes will be basically related to social sector spending i.e., expenditure on

education, health, employment and rural development. It is a matter of concern that in the

National Human Development Report, 2011 Assam‘s position in terms of the value of the HDI is

fifteenth out of 20 major states in the country. While the value of the human development index in


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Assam is 0.444, the national average is 0.467. Kerala is at the top with a HDI value of 0.790. The

need for substantial investment in Assam’s social sector can, therefore, hardly be over

emphasised.

3.3 The total committed liabilities of the Government in the first year of its office works out to be

10,018.9 crore as below-

a) Chief Minister Special Packages/ announcement: Rs. 1358.29 crore

b) Schemes initiated from SPA, etc: Rs. 1541.34 crore

c) Regular DA for employees w.e.f. 1.01.2016: Rs. 900.00 crore

d) Implication of Pay Revision in 2016-17: Rs. 4800.00 crore

e) Past dues of State Share of CSS to be released: Rs. 380.00 crore

f) Outstanding Liabilities of PWD till 31.05.2016: Rs. 1039.30 crore

TOTAL : Rs. 10,018.93 crore

( Source : A White Paper on Assam State Finances, Government of Assam )

3.4 The harsh reality is that during the period 2013-14 to 2015-16 the State‘s own collection of tax

and non-tax revenue (Table 2.6) has been disheartening one. During the period 1996-97 and 2015-

16, growth of states own resources (Table 2.7) makes a grim reading. The unimpressive growth of

state‘s own resources has naturally increased the dependence of the state on central funding as

shown in Table 2.8. One of the sources of state‘s own non-tax revenue on which the state will

have to depend to a considerable extent is royalty from oil. The Government of Assam is

receiving oil royalty on the basis of the post-subsidised price of oil and with the declining oil

prices, the revenue collection (Table 2.9) of the state is also falling. Possibility of earning oil

royalty at a higher rate seems to be only redeeming feature of the plan for additional internal

resource mobilisation in the state.

3.5 The Government of India has approved more leeway in fiscal deficit target for the states but this

approval is conditional. The state seeking such flexibility has to meet three conditions as

recommended by the 14th Finance Commission. Most of the states, including Assam, are not in a

position to meet these conditions. The additional borrowing limits of the states over and above the

fiscal deficit target of 3 per cent of GSDP fixed by the 14th Finance Commission will be

permitted only when (i) the state has been enjoying revenue surplus for the last two years (ii) the

debt- GDP ratio in the state is less than or equal to 25 per cent in the preceding year for the state

to enjoy an extra borrowing limit of 0.25 over and above the fiscal deficit limit of 3 per cent and

(iii) the interest payments are less than or equal to 10 percent of the revenue receipts in the

previous year for the state to be eligible for an extra borrowing limit of 0.25 per cent of the

GSDP.

3.6 If it becomes difficult to satisfy the above three conditions, the additional borrowing limit over

and above the fiscal deficit of 3 percent of GSDP will not be available to the state. Against this

unpropitious backdrop of the dismal fiscal scenario, the Government of Assam will be left with

two alternatives- either to cut capital expenditure and meet the increasing revenue expenditure

or tap all possible sources to mobilise internal resources to the maximum. However, pruning of

capital expenditure will further lower the quality of expenditure and thereby adversely

affect the productive capacity of the State economy.

3.7 The government may also have to handle the fiscal demand emanating from UDAY (Ujwal

Discom Assurance Yojana). The market debt of the state will rise when the state may be required

to take over the power distribution company‘s debt related to UDAY bonds and the interest


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thereof. The volume of such debts which may have to be taken over by the State Government is

not known as yet.

3.8 The Goods and Services Tax (GST) may add another dimension to the problem. As and when it is

introduced the centre will pay compensation to the states for the possible revenue loss they will

incur due to the imposition of GST. But as matters stand now, such compensation will be

dependent upon the extent of improvement in revenue collection in the state in the year preceding

the imposition of the GST.

4. Conclusion.

4.1 While making its recommendations the Seventh Pay and Productivity Pay Commission ( 7th

APPPC) has carefully considered all the relevant aspects of the current financial scenario in

the state, which will determine the extent to which the needs and aspirations of the

employees can be reasonably met.


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Table:2.1

Debt Stock of Assam

(Rs in crores)

Year

Market

Loan

Institutional

Loan

W&M

Advance

From RBI

Loan from

the centre GPF

Total debt

stock

Debt

Stock as

% of

GSDP

GSDP

atCurrent

(1999-00)

Prices

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1990-91 227.51 42.05 218.34 3635.18 186.36 4309.44 33.96 12688

1991-92 265.21 40.09 248.74 3788.75 221.69 4564.48 31.92 14301

1992-93 386.86 46.02 --- 3735.36 257.22 4425.46 27.83 15903

1993-94 498.60 42.13 17.28 3357.75 291.41 4207.17 23.16 18169

1994-95 660.11 50.34 20.82 3550.22 331.66 4613.15 21.93 21034

1995-96 822.69 54.97 208.39 3863.80 379.26 5329.11 22.77 23403

1996-97 1001.58 35.94 240.59 3997.84 435.57 5711.52 22.44 25450

1997-98 1201.99 24.50 197.58 4151.62 508.18 6083.87 22.22 27386

1998-99 1557.92 88.74 84.58 4291.93 681.82 6704.99 21.62 31008

1999-00 1920.01 151.64 553.53 4802.85 1013.30 8441.33 24.23 34833

2000-01 2281.18 311.73 676.59 5328.79 1468.73 10067.02 27.35 36814

2001-02 2792.20 436.79 1203.33 5529.26 1738.65 11700.22 30.54 38313

(Source: CAG’s Finance Accounts, Government of Assam)


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Table:2.2

Overdraft Interest

( Rs. In crore)

Year No of days on

which overdraft

was taken

Amount obtained during

the year

Year ending

overdraft

Interest paid on

overdraft

1998-1999 66 3053.80 Nil 13.97

1999-2000 113 3651.65 425.58 11.55

2000-2001 293 4187.61 500.87 18.10

2001-2002 312 5749.87 1026.62 17.70

2002-2003 315 4533.27 208.92 32.68

2003-2004 237 4343.54 69.61 23.10

2004-2005 129 1782.80 Nil 3.69

2005-2006 30 228.07 Nil 0.63

2006-2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil










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Table:2.3

Fiscal Performance

(Rs. in crore)

Year Revenue

deficit

Fiscal

deficit

Primary

deficit

Non-plan

Revenue

deficit

Fiscal deficit as

% of

GSDP

GSDP at

current price

2004-05 291.87 2057.46 653.92 1383.19 3.85 53398

2005-06 (-)1509.08 (-) 355.71 (-)1865.83 (-)289.17 (-) 0.60 59385

2006-07 (-)2210.42 (-) 711.37 (-)2227.05 (-)156.25 (-) 1.10 64692

2007-08 (-)2580.76 (-) 790.09 (-)2302.33 (-)621.18 (-) 1.11 71076

2008-09 (-)3833.71 (-)1406.79 (-)3000.12 (-)1500.27 (-) 1.73 81074

2009-10 1347.71 4043.46 2210.89 2390.93 4.21 95975

2010-11 (-) 53.12 1990.56 78.44 680.09 1.77 112688

2011-12 (-) 926.85 1646.05 (-) 428.44 (-) 709.82 1.31 125903

2012-13 (-)1554.06 1516.48 (-) 598.43 (-) 105.32 1.10 138401

2013-14 (-) 222.90 3782.29 1583.85 1006.84 2.37 159460

(-ve sign indicates surplus)

(Source: Finance Accounts & Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Assam)


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Table:2.4

Share of Salary and Pension in the Revenue Expenditure

Year Share of Plan Salary and

Non-Plan Salary in total

Revenue Expenditure

Share of Non-Plan

Salary in total Non-

Plan Revenue

Expenditure

% Share of

Pension in total

Revenue

Expenditure

% Share of

Pension in total

Non-Plan Revenue

Expenditure

2001-02 49.23% 49.84% 10.68% 13.54%

2002-03 48.02% 47.54% 10.91% 13.42%

2003-04 45.78% 48.04% 10.75% 12.94%

2004-05 40.99% 46.64% 10.39% 12.94%

2005-06 40.22% 46.18% 9.60% 12.03%

2006-07 40.89% 45.78% 10.28% 12.03%

2007-08 411.13% 47.47% 10.52% 12.56%

2008-09 41.00% 50.16% 10.09% 12.91%

2009-10 38.16% 45.74% 8.33% 10.37%

2010-11 45.50% 56.05% 10.39% 13.32%

2011-12 43.91% 54.78% 11.82% 15.65%

2012-13 45.54% 55.00% 12.97% 16.69%

2013-14 48.81% 59.46% 13.33% 17.08%

2014-15 44.99% 56.26% 13.40% 17.64%

(Source: CAG’s Finance Accounts, Government of Assam)


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Table:2.5

Ratio of Revenue and Capital Expenditure to Total Expenditure

(Rs. in crore)

Year Revenue

Expenditure

Non-Debt

Capital

Expenditure

Total

Expenditure

% Share of

Revenue

Expenditure

% Share of

Capital

Expenditure

Capital

Expenditure as

% of GSDP

GSDP at

current

prices

2001-02 6846.24 595.36 7441.60 92.00% 8.00% 1.55% 38313

2002-03 7112.49 636.54 7749.04 91.79% 8.21% 1.47% 43407

2003-04 8449.79 749.58 9199.38 91.85% 8.15% 1.58% 47304

2004-05 10229.14 3154.72 13383.86 76.43% 23.57% 5.91% 53398

2005-06 10536.31 1190.94 11727.25 89.84% 10.16% 2.01% 59385

2006-07 11456.53 1533.60 12990.13 88.19% 11.81% 2.37% 64692

2007-08 12744.16 1831.00 14575.16 87.44% 12.56% 2.58% 71076

2008-09 14243.33 2461.75 16705.08 85.26% 14.74% 3.04% 81074

2009-10 21232.20 2728.58 23960.78 88.61% 11.39% 2.84% 95975

2010-11 22951.82 2071.77 25023.59 91.72% 8.28% 1.84% 112688

2011-12 26528.55 2594.28 29122.84 91.09% 8.91% 2.06% 125903

2012-13 29136.92 3077.93 32214.84 90.45% 9.55% 2.22% 138401

2013-14 31989.89 4011.27 36001.16 88.86% 11.14% 2.52% 159460

(Source: AG, Assam & Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Assam)


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Table: 2.6.

Trend of actual receipt of State’s Own Revenue

(Rs in Crore)

2013-14* 2014-15* 2015-16*

Item Budget

Estimate

Actual

Receipt

Budget

Estimate

Actual Receipt Budget

Estimate

Actual

Receipt(LE)

State‘s Own Tax

Revenue of which

8983.77 8994.92 11345.43 9449.81 12892.39 10077.26

Land Revenue 140.34 155.65 201.64 142.32 224.14 229.47

State Excise Duties 609.05 610.26 763.72 664.99 878.77 807.87

Sales Tax 6835.05 6848.01 8367.50 7351.25 9810.55 7524.19

Taxes on Motor

Vehicles

365.38 351.11 441.31 364.53 505.59 420.95

Taxes on Goods &

Passengers

482.11 413.89 504.27 396.94 595.99 583.74

States Own Non-Tax

Revenue of which

3400.33 2705.03 4298.25 2412.89 4325.84 2188.09

Interest Receipt 544.90 418.61 628.63 313.99 515.76 8.86

Dividends and profits 15.62 12.05 14.39 16.23 14.84 70.06

Petroleum 2285.09 1791.31 3200.02 1421.15 3200.06 1672.03

Forestry & Wildlife 195.17 100.92 136.22 115.99 124.34 61.20

State‘s Own

Revenue

12384.10 11699.95 12643.68 11862.70 17218.23 12265.35

(Source Finance Accounts of AG and as per CTMIS)


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Table: 2.7

Growth trend of State’s Own Resource

(Rs in Crore)

Year

State’s own Revenues

% increase over previous

year

Tax Revenue Non –tax Revenue Total

1996-97 766.9 322.13 1089.03

1997-98 881.94 381.21 1263.15 15.99

1998-99 982.56 451.98 1434.54 13.57

1999-00 1224.76 444.92 1669.68 16.39

2000-01 1409.69 526.77 1936.46 15.98

2001-02 1556.98 533.2 2090.18 7.94

2002-03 1934.52 692.97 2627.49 25.71

2003-04 2070.32 945.8 3016.12 14.79

2004-05 2713.32 1070.03 3783.35 25.44

2005-06 3232.21 1459.28 4691.49 24.00

2006-07 3483.32 1859.27 5342.59 13.88

2007-08 3359.5 2134.59 5494.09 2.84

2008-09 4150.21 2271.9 6422.11 16.89

2009-10 4986.72 2752.94 7739.66 20.52

2010-11 5929.85 2373.33 8303.18 7.28

2011-12 7638.24 2866.76 10505.00 26.52

2012-13 8250.21 2473.59 10723.80 2.08

2013-14 8994.92 2705.03 11699.95 9.10

2014-15 9449.81 2412.89 11862.70 1.39

2015-16 10077.26 2188.09 12265.35 3.39

(Source * Finance Accounts of AG and CTMIS)


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Table: 2.8

State’s Own Revenue – Central transfers

(Rs in Crore)

year

State’s own

revenue

Transfer from

the center

Grand total

Receipt

Ratio of state’s

Own revenue to

total revenue

Ratio of central

transfer to total

revenue

1996-97 1089.03 2766.78 3855.81 28.24 % 71.76%

1997-98 1263.15 3062.51 4325.66 29.20 % 70.80%

1998-99 1434.54 3072.00 4506.54 31.83% 68.17%

1999-00 1669.68 3171.26 4840.94 34.49% 65.51%

2000-01 1936.46 3701.18 5637.64 34.35% 65.65%

2001-02 2090.18 3874.68 5964.86 35.04% 64.96%

2002-03 2627.49 4165.86 6793.35 38.68% 61.32%

2003-04 3016.12 4748.98 7765.10 38.84% 61.16%

2004-05 3783.35 6153.92 9937.27 38.07% 61.93%

2005-06 4691.49 7353.90 12045.39 38.95% 61.05%

2006-07 5342.59 8324.36 13666.95 39.09% 60.91%

2007-08 5494.09 9830.84 15324.93 35.85%. 64.15%

2008-09 6422.11 11654.93 18077.04 35.53% 64.47%

2009-10 7739.66 12144.83 19884.49 38.92% 61.08%

2011-11 8303.18 14701.76 23004.94 36.09% 63.91%

2011-12 10505.00 16950.40 27455.40 38.26% 61.74%

2012-13 10723.80 19967.18 30690.98 34.94 65.06%

2013-14 11699.96 20512.83 32212.79 36.32% 63.68%

2014-15 11862.70 26318.79 38181.49 31.07% 68.93%

2015-16

(LE)

12265.35 29609.63 41874.98 29.29% 70.71%

( Source: Upto 2014-15, Finance Accounts of AG and 2015-16 (LE) is as per MoF, PFMS and CTMIS)


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Table: 2.9

Revenue Collection 2015-16

(Rs in crore)

Sl

No

ITEMS APR MAY JUNE JUL

Y

AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB

1 CRUD

E OIL

272.93 134.25 138.6

2

132.4

8

91.51 105.63 79.49 126.87 102.67 87.93 89.60

NATU

RAL

GAS

20.33 16.34 18.97 19.08 19.57 20.86 18.06 18.92 18.78 19.65 18.68

2 COAL 9.84 2.36 2.13 0.88 1.29 2.72 2.43 0.57 2.02 2.76 2.81

4 LIMES

STON

E

Nil 0.93 0.22 0.11 0.1 0.03 0.11 0.24 0.28 0.37 0.25

5 TOTA

L

303.10 153.88 159.9

4

152.5

5

112.4

7

129.23

7

100.09 146.59 123.75 110.7

1

111.3

4

(Source: Director of Geology & Mining, Assam)

Annexure-2.1

Schemes, for which funding will be shared between the Center and the states (90:10) for Assam

1. Krishi Unnati Yojna

2. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna

3. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna

4. Rashtriya Pashudhan Vikas Yojna

5. Swatch Bharat Abhiyan(Rural and Urban)

6. National Rural drinking water programme

7. National Health Mission (including AYUSH, Medical Education and RSBY/RSSY)

8. National Education Mission

9. Integrated Child Development Scheme

10. Integrated Child Protection Scheme

11. Mid-Day Meal Programme.

12. Housing for All (Rural and Urban)

13. National Livelihood Mission (Rural & Urban)

14. Forestry and Wildlife ( Including Green India Mission, Project Tiger and Integrated

Development of Wildlife Habitats)

15. Urban Rejuvenation (AMRUT) and Smart City Mission

16. Modernisation of Police Forces

17. Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary.


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COMPOSITION OF STATE EMPLOYEES

1. General Analysis

1.1 The 7th APPPC has been mandated by its terms of reference to examine and recommend

changes in the structure of emoluments and condition of service of different classes of State

Government employees which are desirable and are conducive to attract talent for the Government

service and foster excellence in public governance. It also included suggestions to reorganize existing

services with a view to improve rationalization of workload and efficiency. These matters are directly

linked to the issue of better wages and which in turn is dependent on the size of the administrative

machinery and the resources of the State.

1.2 3rd, 4th and 5th CPC undertook an analysis of the composition of the Central Government

employees in order to find out the need of reducing the manpower and to decide the proportion of

employees in different levels of administration. 7th APPPC also attempted to examine the relevant

data of employees for determining-

(i) Whether the size of the Government apparatus is bloated in comparison to the size of other

states where delivery system is satisfactory and if there is a need for downsizing;

(ii) Whether the size of the Government apparatus in different districts of the state are

proportionate and not lopsided and if there is a need for any changes;

(iii) Whether any particular group of employees needs special attention for training and

improvement in the skills;

(iv) Whether the proportion of Government servants in the higher levels and lower level is

satisfactory or needs any alteration;

(v) Age profile of Government pensioners.

1.3 Search for relevant data resulted into some useful information which was not up to date.

This is reproduced in Table-3.1 and Table 3.2. Data for pensioners could be collected from the

Association of Pensioners only and is shown in Table-3.3. All these tables are shown on the

following pages :-

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Table 3.1

Employee in the Public Sector (as on 31st March, 2012)

( 000 number)

State

(1)

Central Govt State Govt Total Govt

Employee

(5+9)

Population of

the State

Employee

per lakh

population

2009

(2)

2010

(3)

2011

(4)

2012

(5)

2009

(6)

2010

(7)

2011

(8)

2012

(9)

Assam 68 67 67 67 309 312 315 316 383 31205576 1.23

Andhra

Pradesh 193 207 199 185 456 503 394 396 581 84580777 0.69

Gujarat 86 80 79 75 172 174 170 170 245 60439692 0.41

Karnataka 95 97 96 96 571 571 574 574 670 61095297 1.10

Kerala 63 61 61 60 266 267 269 268 328 33406061 0.98

Maharashtra 357 306 339 326 515 531 543 530 856 112374333 0.76

Tamil Nadu 223 217 216 214 584 574 549 548 762 72147030 1.06

Uttar

Pradesh 329 324 319 320 673 691 692 695 1015 199812341 0.51

West

Bengal 308 272 167 273 272 277 279 280 553 91276115 0.61

Tripura 7 2 7 7 117 117 113 116 123 3673917 3.35

Manipur 4 4 4 4 61 61 61 61 65 2855794 2.28

Meghalaya 4 5 5 5 27 28 32 40 45 2966889 1.52

(Source: Directorate General of Employment & Training, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India)


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Table 3.2

District Wise distribution of Assam Government Employee ( as on 31 st March, 2009)

District Total Assam Govt Employee Total Population of District Population : Govt. employee ratio

Kamrup(M+R) 60982 277762 0.2200

Nagaon 27025 2826006 0.0095

Sivasagar 21864 1150253 0.0190

Cachar 19482 1736319 0.0112

Barpeta 19174 1693190 0.0113

Dibrugarh 18723 1327748 0.0141

Jorhat 18347 1091295 0.0168

Sonitpur 17073 1925975 0.0088

Lakhimpur 15992 1040644 0.0153

Nalbari 15058 769919 0.0195

Dhuburi 14179 1948632 0.0072

Golaghat 13968 1058674 0.0131

Karbi Anglong 13059 965280 0.0135

Goalpara 12723 1008959 0.0126

Karimganj 12172 2127002 0.0100

Kokrajhar 12154 886999 0.0137

Tinsukia 11480 1316948 0.0087

Darrang 9895 908090 0.0108

Morigaon 9773 957853 0.0083

Bongaigaon 9352 732639 0.0127

Dhemaji 9204 688077 0.0133

Hailakandi 8699 659260 0.0131

Baksa 8000 953773 0.0083

Udalguri 6169 832769 0.0074

Dima Hasao 5947 213529 0.0278

Chirang 4271 481818 0.0088

Grand Total 392965 31169272 0.0126

Source: 1) Report on employees of Assam Government and other establishments, 2009 & 2) Census 2011,Assam

Table 3.3

Age of Pensioners as on December, 2013

Age group Male Female Total

75 - 80 yrs.

80- 85 yrs.

85 - 90 yrs.

90 - 100 yrs.

Above 100 yrs

1422

3206

1744

906

14

6684

2558

1014

354

4

8106

5764

2758

1260

18

17906

(Source ; Government Pensioners Association, Assam)


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1.4 The information collected reveals that the number of employees, including both State and

Central Governments, working in Assam against one lakh population is higher than in States like

Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Gujarat. But so is the case of Tripura, Manipur and

Meghalaya. This highlights the dependence of people on Government employment as private sector

is virtually non-existent in North East.

1.5 On the other hand number of Central Government employees in Assam in 2012 were much

less compared to Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu and West Bengal. This shows the lesser

job opportunities under Central Government in Assam which may also be linked to slow

development pace in the State.

1.6 Within the State, the distribution of State Government employees is also varying and perhaps

needs correction to bring development in all areas at same level.

1.7 Pensioners data is sketchy and would have been more useful if break up of the numbers in

each grade pay- group was available.

2. Suggestion

2.1 With the above available information it is not prudent to come to any conclusion in respect

of issues mentioned at para 1.2 above. The Commission suggests that a strong data base of

employees be developed by the Government which may help the authorities/Commissions entrusted

with the job of handling their terms of reference relating to employees in future. Some of the items

for this data base are –

Number of Employees drawing pay in each GP category.

Number of Employees and their Age Profile.

Number of Pensioners and their Age Profile.

Number of employees of each HOD and their distribution in districts.

Number of employees of each HOD drawing pay in each GP category.

Number and designation of post in single post cadres.

New post created and their designation.

Post abolished with their designation.

Number of differently abled employees.


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PRINCIPLES OF PAY DETERMINATION

1. General issues and views of the Commission:

1.1 As the Seventh Central Pay Commission has so aptly put it ―The real challenge before the

Commission is to provide a pay structure which is competitive yet affordable, attractive yet

acceptable, forward-looking yet adaptable, simple yet rational and one which matches with the

current socio-economic and political conditions as well as the changing perception of the overall

administrative machinery and the public governance system‖. This Commission cannot agree

more with this observation made by the Seventh C P C.

1.2 Indeed, it will be a futile exercise to look for a single principle of pay determination of the

government employees which will be all inclusive and error-free. Various principles have been

enunciated from time to time and all these principles are contextual. A principle found to be

appropriate in a given context may be entirely out of tune in a different context.

1.3 The much-vaunted principle of equal pay for equal work runs into difficulty, both theoretical and

practical, when it comes to the problem of identification of ‗equal‘ work in various government

departments as also ‗similar‘ jobs in the private sector. The problem becomes serious when the

job chart of the employees is not well defined and there is lack of proper and regular supervision

of the duties and responsibilities of the employees in various departments. While there are

employees who work with a missionary zeal even going beyond office hours, if necessary, there

are those whose productivity leaves much to be desired. The system of rewards and punishment is

almost non-existent. What vitiates the situation is the lack of organizational mission and

organizational culture in many of the government departments.

1.4 Another much-discussed principle of pay determination is the principle of market value. The

objective is to provide sufficient incentive to the talented persons so as to wean them away from

the private jobs in the market and to retain them with provision for sufficient avenues for career

progression in their service-tenure. To quote the Royal Commission on Public Services in India,

1912-15 (Islington Commission) ―The only safe criterion is that Government should pay so much

and so much only to their employees as is necessary to obtain recruits of the right stamp, and to

maintain them in such degree of comfort and dignity as will shield them from temptation and keep

them efficient for the term of their services‖.

1.5 The problem with this principle is that in more senses than one the objective, nature,

accountability and service content of government jobs are vastly different from those in the

private establishments/corporate houses. Private jobs are profit-linked; public services are

welfare-oriented. Private jobs lack security; public jobs are secured. Studies have shown that

salaries at lower levels are higher in government services than in private ones but salaries at

higher levels in government services are considerably below those in the private sector. However,

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the service content of the government jobs at the higher echelons of governance is much better

than that in the private sector. Service content is not about salary only; it is also about perks,

privileges and amenities and authority attached to the job which is much less in the comparable

positions in the private sector.

1.6 Yet another principle of pay determination of the government employees is the principle of model

employer. The government should be the role model to private establishments in terms of salaries

offered to the employees, the employee-employer relationship, service conditions and welfare

provisions. However, such a role, desirable as it is, presumes the absence of gross anomalies in

the pay structure of the public personnel and exploitative practices in terms of low salaries and

unsatisfactory working conditions. For the government to play the role of a model employer, the

most important requirement is a high level of efficiency, accountability and responsibility which

in turn, ensure a high level of work culture and productivity in public services. The 7th APPPC

strongly feels that to attract better talents to public service, a fair and transparent process of

selection of public personnel has to be in place.

1.7 Thus, it is apparent that a unique and universally acceptable principle of pay determination has

not yet evolved. The 7th APPPC, therefore, has considered the relevant issues and concerns,

particularly those discussed hereinafter, in arriving at a fair and judicious decision regarding

payment of salaries and emoluments to the government employees.

2. Views of the Employees:

2.1 With a view to determine the principles for making various recommendations relating to pay and

allowances, 7th APPPC sought views of various employee associations on twelve major issues

incorporated in a questionnaire which is enclosed as Annexure-1.2 in the report. A number of

associations have submitted their views on these issues which have been studied by the

Commission. Commission selected forty five of these replies to the questionnaire for detail study

which has revealed the general view of the employees on important issues. The response of the

employees on these selected issues is enclosed as Annexure 4.1in this report.

2.2 The responses relevant to the issues concerning pay determination are as below-

Issue1. The considerations on which the minimum salary in case of the lowest functionary and the



Response- Twenty eight Associations responded to this issue and seventeen did not offer any

comment. The range of ratio suggested was 1:3, to 1:10 and highest number of response (10) were in

favour of 1:8 ratio. The next highest number (4 each) was in favour of 1:9 and 1:10.

Issue-2 What should be the considerations for determining salary for various levels of functionaries

falling between the highest level and the lowest level functionaries?

Response- Most of the employees suggested that entry qualification, duties and responsibilities for

any post should be the criteria for determining the salary of various level of posts.

Issue-3 Is the pay band-grade pay system working to the satisfaction of the employees and the

Government? If not, what are your alternative suggestions?


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Response- The views of the employees on the issue are divided equally. Out of the thirty three

responses received, sixteen suggest that the system is working satisfactorily while other sixteen are

not satisfied with this system. However only few of them have indicated their preference for the pay

matrix system proposed by the 7th CPC.

Issue-4 Is there any anomaly in this system and is there any need to bring about any change in it ?

Do you think that earlier system of post-specific pay scale needs to be reintroduced?

Response – The views of the employees on this issue are different and no clear preference is reflected.

Issue-5- Do you want any change in the procedure followed for pay fixation? if yes, please suggest.

Response – out of the thirty four responses received, seventeen preferred a change and most of them

preferred the recommendations of the 7th CPC.

Issue-6 What should be the reasonable quantum of annual increment?

Response – Forty responses were received suggesting the quantum of increment ranging between 2%

to 8%, maximum number (14) suggesting 5% and the next highest number (9) suggesting 3%

followed by eight responses in favour of 6%.

3. Gazetted Status and the pay:

3.1 There is an impression among some of the employees that Gazetted status is a factor in deciding

the pay and allowances. This impression has arisen out of the condition of pay imposed earlier

by the Government for grant of Gazetted status.

3.2 The Government Notification No.FPC.49/82/93 of 27th June, 1983 contained the decisions taken

by the Government on the recommendation of the Pay Commission-1979. Appendix-III of Para 3

of this notification lays down the guidelines for conferring Gazetted status on Government

servants. One compulsory guideline is that the posts should carry the scale of pay of Rs.670-

1500/- per month or above which corresponds to the GP of Rs.4300 in PB-3 of ROP 2010.

3.3 Government discontinued the practice of conferment of Gazetted status in the year 2010 (ref ROP

2010). This Commission, however, observes that some of the laws, like Motor Vehicle Act,

require certain officers to be Gazetted and therefore in accordance with such requirement of law

some officers have to be conferred Gazetted status.

3.4 7th APPPC has examined the issue of Gazetted status carefully and felt that for the purpose of any

specific law, some officer can be granted Gazetted status but it may not be necessary to give them

any particular pay scale for this reason. For determination of pay ,the criteria should be entry

qualification, mode of recruitment, nature of work and the level of responsibility. The

Commission has used these criteria for determination of pay for various category of employees

and have not considered the Gazetted status for the purpose.

4. Combined Competitive Examination and pay:

4.1 Parity in pay have been claimed on the ground that some services are included in Combined

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4.2 Assam Public Service Combined Competitive Examination Rule, 1989 provide for a Combined

Competitive Examination (CCE) for recruitment to the services and posts mentioned in

schedule-I of the rules. These posts are

(1) (2) (3)

1. Assam Civil Service (Class-I) (Jr. Grade) - Rs.4390-11425 PB-4 GP 5400

2. Assam Police Service (Jr. Grade) - Rs.4300-11025 PB-3 GP 5100

3. Labour Officer - Rs.4300-11025 PB-3 GP 5100

4. Superintendent of Taxes - Rs.4300-11025 PB-3 GP 5100

5. Superintendent of Jail - Rs.4390-11425 PB-4 GP 5400

6. Superintendent of Excise - Rs.4300-11025 PB-3 GP 5100

7. Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies - Rs.4300-11025 PB-3 GP 5100

8. District Transport Officer - Rs.4300-11025 PB-3 GP 5100

9. Inspector of Labour - Rs.3760-9400 PB-3 GP 4300

10. Inspector of Taxes - Rs.3760-9400 PB-3 GP 4300

11. Inspector of Excise - Rs.3760-9400 PB-3 GP 4300

12. Inspector of Supply - Rs.3760-9400 PB-3 GP 4300

13. Senior Inspector/Auditor of Cooperative Society - Rs.3760-9400 PB-3 GP 4300

14. Assistant Employment Officer - Rs.3760-9400 PB-3 GP 4300

4.2 Column-2 above shows the pre-APC-2008 pay scales of these posts and column-3 shows the Pay

Band and the Grade Pay corresponding to each of these posts. It will appear from the above that 3

different pay scales were available for the 14 services of the schedule.

4.3 Assam Pay Commission-2008 recommended that the post of APS (jr.grade), DTO and

Superintendant of Taxes be put in the P.B.4 with GP of Rs 5400.

4.4 The Committee constituted to examine the report of the Assam Pay Commission, 2008,

subsequently recommended as below-

“It is seen that some selective posts like Superintendant of Taxes, District Transport Officer, APS-

Junior Gr.etc. are placed in PB 4 while some posts are left out. The Committee suggests that all

such left out posts which are filled up along with ACS, APS etc. through Civil Services

Examination conducted by APSC and which are hitherto placed in pay scale of 4300-11025 may

also be placed in PB 4 with Grade Pay of Rs.5400. Accordingly, the Committee suggests that

posts of Labour Officer, Superintendant of Excise and Assistant Registrar of Cooperative

Societies may also be placed in Pay Band 4 with Grade Pay of Rs.5400.”

4.5 Thus all the 6 posts carrying the pay scale of 4300-11025 before 2008 and mentioned in the

Schedule-I of the Assam Public Service Combined Competitive Examination Rule, were placed in

PB 4 with GP of Rs 5400. Some other Associations also claimed that their service/posts carried

the pay scale of Rs.4300-11025 like that of DTO and others and they were directly recruited

through APSC and as such their pay should also be revised with a GP of Rs.5400 in PB-4 which

is yet to be accepted.

4.6 The issue of status of various services flowing from a common recruitment examination is

relevant here. This issue was considered by the Hon‘ble Supreme Court of India in Mohan

Kumar Singhania & others –Vs- Union of India & others. The judgment delivered in this case on


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13th September, 1991 held that the selection for IAS, IFS, IPS, Group A Services and Group D

services are made by a combined competitive examination and Viva Voce test. There cannot be

any dispute that each service is a distinct and separate cadre, having its separate field of operation,

with different status, prospects, pay scales, the nature of duties, the responsibilities to the post and

condition of service etc. Therefore, once a candidate is selected and appointed to a particular

cadre he cannot be allowed to say that he is at par with the others on the ground that all of them

appeared and were selected by a combined competitive examination and viva voce test and that

the qualifications prescribed are comparable.

4.7 It is ,therefore, not tenable that all the services included in the CCE scheme of APSC should have

equal pay and status. The fact is that the combined examination is held for the convenience of the

candidates as well as of the APSC and it is not meant for equalizing the pay scales of different

groups of posts covered by the CCE. The fact that the 6 posts in the pay scale of 3760-9400 of the

schedule were not granted the higher GP of 5400 supports this view.

7th

APPPC is of the view that ACS-1 (Jr. Gr.) should have a distinctive pay scale to have the

status of premier service. Further the benefit of the recommendation of the Committee,

referred at para 4.4 above be given to other similarly placed employees even though their

selection is done by APSC through an examination other than CCE.


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Annexure-4.1

Analysis of replies to Questionnaire on selected issues.

Issue1. The considerations on which the minimum salary in case of the lowest functionary and the



Response- Twenty eight Associations responded to this issue and seventeen did not offer any

comment. The range of ratio suggested was 1:3, to 1:10 and highest number of response (10) were in

favour of 1:8 ratio. The next highest number (4 each) was in favour of 1:9 and 1:10.

Issue-2 What should be the considerations for determining salary for various levels of functionaries

falling between the highest level and the lowest level functionaries?

Response- Most of the employees suggested that entry qualification, duties and responsibilities for

any post should be the criteria for determining the salary of various level of posts.

Issue-3 Do you think that there should be provision for extra financial incentive/pay for employees

working in difficult areas and if yes how should we define such areas ?

Response- Thirty seven employee association recommended extra financial incentive for the

employees working in difficult areas. While five associations did not respond.

Issue-4 Is the pay band-grade pay system working to the satisfaction of the employees and the

Government? If not, what are your alternative suggestions?

Response- The views of the employees on the issue are divided equally. Out of the thirty three

responses received, sixteen suggest that the system is working satisfactorily while other sixteen are

not satisfied with this system. However only few of them have indicated their preference for the pay

matrix system proposed by the 7th CPC.

Issue-5 Is there any anomaly in this system and is there any need to bring about any change in it ?

Do you think that earlier system of post-specific pay scale needs to be reintroduced?

Response – The views of the employees on this issue are different and there is no clear preference is

reflected.

Issue-6 Should there be a provision for special pay scale for isolated posts which have no regular

promotion channel?

Response – Twenty out of thirty three responses received from the employees associations were in

favour of special pay for isolated posts having no promotion avenue. Some have suggested time scale

promotions for such posts.

Issue-7 Do you want any change in the procedure followed for pay fixation? if yes please suggest.

Response – out of the thirty four responses received, seventeen preferred a change and most of them

preferred to the recommendations of the 7th CPC.


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Issue-8 Whether the present system of annual increment on 1st July of every year uniformly in case

of all employees has served its purpose or not? Whether any changes are required?

Response – Out of the forty responses received, thirty two were in favour of the present system of

granting increment on 1st July every year.

Issue-9 What should be the reasonable quantum of annual increment?

Response – Forty responses were received suggesting the quantum of increment ranging between 2%

to 8%, maximum number (14) suggesting 5% and the next highest number (9) suggesting 3%

followed by eight responses in favour of 6%.

Issue-10 Whether the existing allowances of various type to the government servants need to be

retained or there is a need to rationalize them in such a manner as to ensure that salary structure

takes care not only of the job profile but the situational factors as well, so that the number of

allowances could be reduced to a realistic level?

Response – Twenty six of the forty responses received were in favour of retention of all the

allowances being paid at present. Some of the responses (6) suggested introduction of new allowances

viz -

1. Child Education Allowance.

2. Conveyance Allowance

3. Holiday Compensatory Allowance

4. Hospital patient care

5. ESI allowance

6. Nursing Allowance

7. Over time Allowance

8. StudyAllowance.

9. Non Practicing Allowance for employees other than doctors.

10. Motivation cum Risk allowance for Special Branch police personnel.

Issue-11 - Should there be a provision to encourage employees to upgrade their skills to meet the

needs of their department/service and to promote them in advance depending upon their success at

the departmental examination specifically designed to test their capability/suitability?

Response – Twenty six out of the forty two responses received were in favour of up-gradation of

skills to meet the needs of the departments, while ten responses were without any comment.

Issue-12 Should the benefit of family pension be extended to the disabled member of the employee’s

family who is fully dependent on the employee?

Response- Thirty six out of forty two responses received were in favour of extending the benefit of

family pension to the disabled member of the family of the Government servant, who are totally

dependent on the employee.

Issue-13 - Should the temporary employees be given the benefit of pension under NPS and if yes to

what extent and with what minimum length of service?

Response – Thirty out of forty one responses received were in favour of temporary employees being

given the benefit of NPS.

Issue-14 Should the employees be encouraged to acquire, in his career span, a professional

qualification that is required to handle the responsibilities of higher post in his service/department

and that for this purpose, the nature of the study, time intervals and the Institution(s) shall be

stipulated by the department of the concerned employee?


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Response- Thirty eight out of forty one responses supported the idea of departments encouraging the

employees to acquire higher qualifications to prepare themselves for higher responsibilities likely to

be handled after promotions in future.

Issue 15 What has been the experience of outsourcing at various levels of Government and is there a

case for expanding it in scope ?

Response – Forty three responses were received of which twenty were without comments. Remaining

responses included twelve against the outsourcing while eleven were in favour of outsourcing services

in selected areas.

Issue-16 should not the LTC be withdrawn and taken care of by suitable adjustment in salary itself?

Response – Of the forty five responses received, thirty five were in favour of the continuance of LTC.

There were suggestions for increase of frequency of ranging from two times in service life to every

year.

Issue -17 Should the provision for leave encashment be modified to allow withdrawal in more than

one occasions subject to i) the ceiling of 300 days in entire service period ,ii) availability of unutilized

leave and iii) at a minimum interval of 5 years—What is your opinion?

Response –Out of the thirty six responses received, thirty were in favour of continuation of leave

encashment. Many of them suggesting increase in the number of leave days from the existing 300 to

a maximum of 600.


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DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM PAY

1.1 Determination of minimum pay is the stepping stone to the whole exercise of determination of

pay structure of the employees. The time honoured and widely accepted theory of wage

determination is the subsistence theory which states that the wages or salaries paid to the

employee should be such that it enables the employee to, obtain in a dignified way, the basic

minimum necessaries of life for himself/herself and the family.

1.2 However, the concept of basic minimum necessities of life will change from time to time. What is

considered to be a luxury today may well be regarded as a necessity tomorrow. With higher

growth of the economy and the changing life style of the employees, the nature and content of

subsistence wages will undergo significant changes. That apart, the price factor introduces another

dimension to the issue with wages /salaries remaining constant. As the price level rises, the real

wages of the worker declines as with the same quantum of wages/salaries, the employee will fail

to obtain from the market the same basket of commodities as before. The money income of the

employee is to be set against the inflation factor to arrive at the real increase in income.

1.3 Seventh Central Pay Commission has recommended Rs.18,000 per month on the basis of

Dr.Aykroyd formula as minimum pay implying a multiplying factor of 2.57 (i.e. recommended

minimum pay is 2.57 times the previously set minimum pay ) and resulting in the real increase of

14.3% over the previously set minimum pay. Their calculation is reproduced on the next page

in Table 5.1--

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Table 5.1

Sl.No Item Per day

PCU

Unit Per month

3 PCU

Unit Price/Unit

(Rs.)

Expenses

(Rs)

1 Rice/Wheat 475 Gm 42.75 kg 25.93 1108.30

2 Dal(Toor/Urad/Moong 80 Gm 7.20 kg 97.84 704.44

3 Raw vegetable 100 Gm 9.00 kg 58.48 526.28

4 Green Vegetable 125 Gm 11.25 kg 38.12 428.85

5 Other vegetable 75 Gm 6.75 kg 32.80 221.42

6 Fruits 120 Gm 10.80 kg 64.16 692.93

7 Milk 200 Ml 18.00 liter 37.74 679.26

8 Sugar/Jaggery 56 Gm 5.04 kg 37.40 188.48

9 Edible 40 Gm 3.60 kg 114.02 410.46

10 Fish 2.50 kg 268.38 670.95

11 Meat 5.00 kg 400.90 2004.51

12 Egg 90.00 no 4.27 383.98

13 Detergent etc Rs/per month 291.31 291.31

14 Clothing 5.50 meter 164.88 906.83

15 Total (1-14) 9217.99

16 Fuel, Electricity, Water charges 2304.50

17 Total-(15) divided by 0.8 11522.49

18 Marriage, Recreation, Festivals, etc. 2033.38

19 Total;-(17) divided by 0.85 13555.87

20 Provide for skill by adding 25% to (19) 3388.97

21 Sum (19+20) 16944.84

22 Housing @ 524.07

23 Total –Divide no.21 by 0.97 17468.91

24 Step up of 3% on No.23 as DA is projected at 125% on 01.01.2016 524.07

25 Final minimum Pay as on 01.01.2016 (23+24) 17992.98

26 Rounding off 18000


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1.4 The role of the inflation factor in the determination of minimum pay needs to be examined in the

light of the two inflation indices used in our economy viz. the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and

Consumer Price Index (CPI). WPI assigns higher weights to non-food manufactured goods and

the CPI carries more weight on food articles. Therefore, it stands to reason that it is the CPI which

is more relevant to the determination of the minimum pay of the employee. However, there is

dearth of basic comparable data of CPI in Assam vis-à-vis the national data. Of course, the

fact remains that Assam is a consuming State as many of the essentials of daily life like fish,

egg, cereals, potatoes, onions etc. are imported by the State in huge quantities at high

transport cost resulting in the rise in the prices of the commodities which is borne by the

consumer.

1.5 The Commission decided to follow the Dr.Aykroyd formula based calculation as in Table

5.1 to work out the minimum pay of State Government employees with some modification as

listed below :-

(a) As a first step for modification the locally available nutrition data and all other relevant local

factors have been considered. Rates of item number 1-9 in Table 5.1 above are replaced by the

rates furnished to the Commission by the Assam Agriculture Marketing Board on 30 June, 2016.

(b) Item number 20 of the Table 5.1 refers to an amount related to the skill factor based on the

reasoning that there is no unskilled staff in the Government (of India) after the merger of Group-

D staff with Group-C staff. In case of Assam no such decision for merger has been taken and

recruitment in PB-1 is not discontinued. As such, this Commission is of the view that this factor is

not relevant and need not be considered by it. However since the Government policy is to raise

the academic qualifications for entry into different group of services, the Commission has

considered a lump sum amount of Rs.800 for the purpose of skill factor.

(c) Item number 24 refers to a step up on the ground that the cost estimated by the CPC was on 1st

July, 2015 when the DA was 119% and due to subsequent change in the DA to 125% the

estimates needed a step up. This reasoning is also not applicable in our case and no such step-up

is needed.

(d) However the Commission, in view of the general price differential observed in Assam vis-a-

vis other parts of the country, has considered to include a step-up of 10% of the total of item

number 15.

1.6 With the above-said modifications the calculations have been made and the reconstructed Table

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Table-5.2

Sl.No Item Per day

PCU

Unit Per month

3 PCU

Unit Price/Unit

(Rs.)

Expenses

(Rs)

1 Rice/Wheat 475 Gm 42.75 kg 20.65 882.79

2 Dal(Toor/Urad/Moong 80 Gm 7.20 kg 109.33 787.18

3 Raw vegetable 100 Gm 9.00 kg 16.00 144.00

4 Green Vegetable 125 Gm 11.25 kg 13.2 148.50

5 Other vegetable 75 Gm 6.75 kg 22.00 148.50

6 Fruits 120 Gm 10.80 kg 105.00 1134.00

7 Milk 200 Ml 18.00 liter 46.00 828.00

8 Sugar/Jaggery 56 Gm 5.04 kg 38.5 198.04

9 Edible Oil 40 Gm 3.60 kg 73.33 263.98

10 Fish 2.50 kg 268.38 670.95

11 Meat 5.00 kg 400.90 2004.51

12 Egg 90.00 no 4.27 384.3

13 Detergent etc Rs/per month 291.31 291.31

14 Clothing 5.50 meter 164.88 906.83

15 Total (1-14) 8788.89

16 Fuel, Electricity, Water charges 2197.22

17 Total-(15) divided by 0.8 10986.11

18 Marriage, Recreation, Festivals, etc. 2746.53

19 Total;-(17) divided by 0.80 13732.64

20 Provide for skill (lump sum) 800.00

21 Sum (19+20) 14532.64

22 Housing @ 449.46

23 Total –Divided no.21 by 0.97 14982.10

24 Step up to compensate for higher prices in Assam(10% of 15) 878.89

25 Final minimum Pay as on 01.01.2016 (23+24) 15860.99

26 Rounding off 15900


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1.7 Commission therefore recommends Rs.15900/- as the minimum pay which is inclusive of the

pay in PB of Rs.12000 and GP of Rs.3900. With the minimum pay as calculated above and the

minimum pay set previously being Rs.6060, the multiplying factor becomes 2.62 and the real

increase comes out to be 16.61%.

1.8 Further as discussed at para-2 of Chapter 4, the majority view of the associations regarding

maximum : minimum pay was in favour of a ratio of 8:1. The ratio of maximum: minimum pay

in the past has been as follows:-

Pay Commission/ Pay

Committee Minimum pay

recommended

Maximum pay

recommended

Ratio maximum:

minimum

1964 Rs.80 Rs.1800 22.5 : 1

1973 Rs.180 Rs.2100 11.7 : 1

1981 Rs.370 Rs.2800 7.6 : 1

1990 Rs.900 Rs.6300 7.0 : 1

1998 Rs.2450 Rs.17000 6.9 : 1

2008 Rs.6060 Rs.55000 9.1 : 1

With the minimum pay fixed at Rs.15,900 and the maximum pay fixed at as Rs 1,30,000/- the ratio

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REVISED PAY STRUCTURE

1. General

1.1 The terms of reference of this Commission include the following:-

(i)To examine and recommend changes in the structure of emoluments and conditions of service

of different classes of State Government employees which are desirable and feasible taking into

account the historical background, the economic conditions in the country and the State, the

implication and requirements of development planning, additional resources for investment

against expanding requirement of employment in the State, financial position of the State,

recommendations to be made by the 7th Central Pay Commission in respect of the Central

Government employeess, relevant provisions of the Assam Fiscal Responsibility and Budget

Management Act, 2005 and all other relevant factors.

(ii)To work out the frame work for an emolument structure linked with the need to attract the most

suitable talent to the Government service, promote efficiency, accountability and responsibility in

the work culture and foster excellence in the public governance system to respond to the complex

challenges of modern administration and the rapid political, social, economic and technological

changes, with due regard to expectations of stakeholders and to recommend appropriate

technology and skill development through training and capacity building for different category of

employees through a competency based framework.

1.2 Trend and the present status : The trend of the minimum and maximum salaries and changes in

the number of pay scales and grade pay recommended by earlier Pay Commissions is shown in

the Table 6.1 below

Table-6.1

Pay Commission

Pay Commitee

Minimum pay

recommended

Maximum pay

recommended Ratio max: min

No of Pay

Scales/GP

1964 Rs.80 Rs.1800 22.5 : 1 34

1973 Rs.180 Rs.2100 11.7 : 1 32

1981 Rs.370 Rs.2800 7.6 : 1 33

1990 Rs.900 Rs.6300 7.0 : 1 30

1998 Rs.2450 Rs.17000 6.9 : 1 30

2008 Rs.6060 Rs.55000 9.1 : 1 30

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1.3 The concept of pay band (PB) and grade pay (GP) was introduced by the APC 2008 in

consonance with the recommendations of the 6th CPC and the grade pay was treated as a level

differentiator as well as a fitment factor. It also introduced the calculation of annual increment on

percentage basis in contrast to the earlier practice. At the time of the constitution of APC-2008 the

number of pay scales were 30 which were converted into corresponding 30 grade pay and 5

distinct pay bands and one stand alone fixed scale. The pay structure, as a result was as shown in

Table 6.2 below-

Table-6.2

Pay Band-1 – Rs.4560 – Rs.15000

Grade

Pay

Rs.1500 Rs.1600 Rs.1800

Pay Band 2 – Rs.5200 – Rs.20200

Grade

Pay

Rs.2000 Rs.2100 Rs.2200 Rs.2400 Rs.2500 Rs.2700 Rs.2900 Rs.3000 Rs.3100 Rs.3300

Pay Band 3 – Rs.8000 – Rs.35000

Grade

Pay

Rs.4200 Rs.4300 Rs.4500 Rs.4600 Rs.4700 Rs.4900 Rs.5100

Pay Band 4 – Rs.12000 – Rs.40000

Grade

Pay

Rs.5400 Rs.5900 Rs.6100 Rs.6300 Rs.6400 Rs.6600 Rs.7200 Rs.7400 Rs.7600

Pay Band 5 – Rs.26000 – Rs.45000

Grade

pay

Rs.8700

Fixed Pay Rs.55000

1.4 The Entry Pay for Direct Recruits was introduced for the first time by the 6th CPC. There was

no such concept prior thereto. The reason why this concept was recommended by the 6th CPC

was because the Commission had recommended its pay structure with Pay Bands and Grade

Pays. This was a significant modification upon the earlier structure where each post used to be

assigned with a specific pay scale and thereby had a distinctive entry pay. The concept of Pay

Band as introduced by the 6th CPC amalgamates within it a number of pre-revised scales of pay

and, hence, a number of posts including higher and lower posts in the same hierarchy, were

placed in the same Pay Band making it necessary to provide for entry pay for direct recruits. The

pay matrix devised by 7th CPC is based on the entry pay.

Assam Pay Commission 2008 did not provide entry pay for any of the grade pays. However

for all practical purposes the minimum pay of a pay band added to a GP in that PB was

considered as the entry pay for all the posts covered under that grade pay.

2. Present Status and employees grievances:

2.1 The commission considered the views of the Associations and individuals expressed during the

discussions like wide pay disparity between the high income and low income bracket, negligible

differences in grade pay, lack of promotional avenues etc. Major issues which have been brought

to the notice of the Commission in respect of the pay structure are:-

a. Grade pay: The grade pay was in the nature of a fitment benefit and was computed at 40

percent of the maximum of pre-revised pay scale. The issue raised by various groups of

employees is that the methodology that was adopted in arriving at the grade pay values

resulted in the difference in grade pay between adjacent levels which was not only miniscule


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but also not uniform. The quantum of difference between successive grade pays varied within

the pay bands too. A number of stakeholders represented that the benefit accruing from

progression either through ACP or from regular promotion was miniscule. Consequently,

there have been demands for rationalisation of the grade pay structure.

b. Entry Pay: Entry to any pay band could either be through an upward movement from a lower

pay band or through direct entry. The new formulation of APC-2008 was such that it led to

situations where direct recruits in different posts in a PB were distinguished only by the GP

component of two posts and for reason stated above the total pay (Basic in PB+GP) had a

miniscule difference. For example direct recruits at GP level Rs.2100 and Rs.2700 in PB-2

will get a pay difference of Rs.600 only while the level of GP-2700 is 5 step above the level

of GP 2100. The entry pay in corresponding pre-revised pay scale of these two cases was

Rs.720/- (Rs.3370 – Rs.2650).

c. ACP: Several stakeholders underscored, the inadequacy of the benefit accruing from the

present ACP formulation and highlighted the procedural complexities. As per the existing

dispensation, upward movement in this scheme is through the grade pay hierarchy and the

financial benefit as a result of this progression is equivalent to the difference in grade pay

between the existing and next level. It has been stated by employees that this amount is very

meager. Demands have therefore been made to rationalize the progression of grade pay,

increase the frequency of administering ACP and make the progression follow the

promotional instead of the grade pay hierarchy.

d. Isolated Post: A number of posts exist which have no promotional avenues and the

incumbents of such posts face stagnation. Demand, therefore was made to provide a solution

for this problem.

3. Analysis

a. Grade Pay - The APC-2008 followed the pay band and grade pay system introduced by the 6th

CPC. In this system the grade pay was considered to be equivalent to 40% of the maximum of the

pre-revised pay scales. However the grade pay fixed by the Commission varied substantially from

the calculation based on 40% formula. The range of variation was 31% to 51% as shown in the

Annexure-6.1. Subsequently the Government modified the grade pay on the recommendations of

the anomaly Committee as a result of which the variation was slightly reduced and ranged between

37% to 51%. This change is also shown in this Annexure-6.1. However the problem of

insignificant difference between two adjacent grade pay continued. This Commission, therefore,

has fixed the new grade pay in such a manner that there is substantial difference between two

adjacent grade pay as shown in Annexure 6.2.

b. Number of Grade Pay - While deciding the revised grade pay the Commission also took note of

the demand put forward by Sodou Asom Karmachari Parishad and others in their memorandum to

reduce the number of grade pay to twenty from the present thirty. The Commission considered it

necessary to reduce the numbers of GPs in order to provide adequate gap between two adjacent

grade pay levels. After detail deliberations it was decided to merge some of the grade pays

recommended by APC-2008 viz. Rs.1500 and Rs.1600, Rs.2000 and Rs.2100, Rs.2400 and

Rs.2500, Rs.2900 and Rs.3000, Rs.4200 and Rs.4300 and Rs.4900 and Rs.5100 and thus reducing

the number of grade pays to 24 from the present 30.

c. Pay Bands – Five number of pay bands as suggested by the APC- 2008 are retained and their

span suitably modified. The comparative position of span of pay scales of 1998, pay bands of 2006

and the proposed pay band is as shown on the next page:-


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ROP/Pay Comm Pay Band 1 Pay Band 2 Pay Band 3 Pay Band 4 Pay Band 5

ROP 1998* 22- 28 Yrs 24 - 32 Yrs 21- 32 Yrs 14 - 22 Yrs 14 Yrs

ROP 2010 32 Yrs 34-38 Yrs 37-39 Yrs 30-35 Yrs 14 Yrs

7th APPPC 31-32 Yrs 31-35 Yrs 36-38 Yrs 33-35 Yrs 17 Yrs

(* Pay Commission 1998 recommended 30 pay scales which were grouped in 5 pay bands by the Pay Commission

2008. The range of span of the pay scales grouped in each pay band is shown.)

d. Span of Pay Band and Stagnation issue --Commission took note of the problems that arise when

an employee reaches the highest level of the pay band and faces stagnation. In this context the

Commission observed that the Assam Pay Commission 1994 recommended extension of the span of

various pay scales and observed as follows:-

―In the existing scales, the length of the scale varies from 13 years to 33 years. While

recommending the revised pay scales for the State Government employees the last Pay Commission,

observed that the length of the pay scales had to be increased on the consideration that a person

drawing pay at the maximum stage in the existing scale might earn generally at least 3 (three)

increments after fixing of his pay in the revised pay scale. It has been brought to our notice that in

case of some categories of employees, there is pay stagnation owing to limited prospects for

promotion. We have taken all these factors into our consideration. The length of the pay scales

proposed by us varies from 16 years to 37 years.”

ROP 2010 lays down the following procedure to deal with the issue of stagnation:-

i) When a State Government of employee reaches the maximum pay in a Pay Band, the

employee will spend two years from the date of last increment at that stage without

further movement.

ii) At the end of two years, the employee will be eligible to move into the next higher Pay

Band as a measure of financial up-gradation.

iii) Such an employee will continue to draw the Grade Pay which was drawn in the lower

Pay Band and will not be entitled to any higher Grade Pay.

iv) Such an employee will not be eligible to any additional increment on being placed in the

higher pay band. There will be no change in the designation or function of the employee

by such a change in Pay Band.

This procedure seems to be reasonable and simplified to a large extent except for the provision of

stoppage of increment for two years.This provision seems to be against the principle of natural

justice. Reaching the maximum of a Pay Band is not an issue meriting stoppage of any increment.

In the earlier system of pay scales the efficiency bar at different stages was allowed to be crossed

after a performance review. It is therefor felt that reaching the maximum of the PB should be treated

as an efficiency bar and no further increment be allowed unless the Competent Authority under FR

25 sanctions specifically the drawl of such increment. All the provisions of FR 25 and notes

thereunder be applicable in this case. However his GP will not change while moving in to the higher

PB.

e. Entry Pay – The concept of entry pay for direct recruitment was introduced by the Sixth CPC.

Prior to this there were individual pay scales which prescribed the minimum pay for a direct recruit.

Obviously there has to be a nexus between the entry level of the previous pay scales and the new


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entry pay. The exact relationship between the earlier pay scale and the new entry pay was

established in the manner prescribed by the Sixth CPC which is reproduced at Annexure-6.3.

There are three possible options available at present to determine the entry pay corresponding to

each grade pay.The pay (PB+GP) of the first GP of a PB in the revised pay scale can be linked --

1. Either to the starting pay of the first of the 1998-pay scales bunched in a PB and a multiplying

factor is found. This is used for converting the starting pay of all other pay scales bunched in this

pay band to a corresponding entry pay for all other revised GPs in that PB. This working is shown

in Annexure-6.4.

2. Or to the sum total of the pay (PB+GP) relating to the first GP of a PB of pre-revised scale and

the DA(125%). This calculation is shown in Annexure-6.5.

3. Or to the pre-revised pay (PB+GP) of the first GP of a PB. This working is reflected in

Annexure-6.6.

This pay Commission has decided to use the Entry pay calculated as per the third option.

f. Pay Matrix - Commission has taken note of the view of a section of stakeholders who are not

satisfied with the grade pay and pay band system and suggested adoption of a pay matrix as has

been done by the 7th CPC. For this purpose, after due deliberation the Commission decided to use

the entry pay determined in the manner shown in Annexure-6.6. The pay matrix prepared on this

model is at Annexure-6.7. In this pay matrix levels are assigned in place of the earlier GP. Row 2

and 3 of this table show the pre-revised GP and the corresponding number in row 5 shows the level.

These levels will be pay determiner in the matrix system. The horizontal range of the matrix has

different level corresponding to the functional role in the service. The vertical range for each level

denotes pay progression within that level. The progression is calculated on the basis of 3%

increment per year within each level. The starting point of this matrix is the minimum pay of

Rs.15900/- recommended by the Commission. On recruitment an employee joins at a particular

level and progresses within the level as per the vertical range. On promotion or a non-functional

financial upgrade, the employee progresses one level ahead on the horizontal range.

The Commission however considers it prudent to give preference to the revised pay band and

grade pay system for a simple but strong reason that this system has been in vogue for the last ten

years and all stakeholders have become familiar with it. Its deficiencies have, in the meantime, been

identified and necessary corrections have been made in the proposed scheme by this Commission.

g. ACPS & Scheme for Isolated Posts – Considering the views expressed by various stake holders

the Commission has modified the scheme for ACPS and suggested its application for Isolated Posts.

4. Revised Pay Structure

4.1 Keeping in view the analysis of State Finance in Chapter-2 and analysis of PB-GP related issues

discussed in Para 3 above the new pay structure is recommended as follows;-

a. Pay Band and Grade Pay shall be as shown in Table 6.3 on the next page :-


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Table-6.3

.Pay Band-1 – Rs.12000 – Rs.37500

Grade

Pay

Rs.3900 Rs.4400

Pay Band 2 – Rs.14000 – Rs.49000

Grade

Pay

Rs.5000 Rs.5600 Rs.6200 Rs.6800 Rs.7400 Rs.8000 Rs.8700

Pay Band 3 – Rs.22000 – Rs.87000

Grade

Pay

Rs.9100 Rs.9700 Rs.10300 Rs.10900 Rs.11500

Pay Band 4 – Rs.30000 – Rs.110000

Grade

Pay

Rs.12700 Rs.13300 Rs.13900 Rs.14500 Rs.15100 Rs.15700 Rs.16300 Rs.16900 Rs.17500

Pay Band 5 – Rs.65000 – Rs.112000

Grade Pay Rs.18500

Fixed Pay Rs.130000

b. Increment @ 3% shall be paid annually as before with a stipulation that maximum stage of a

PB shall be treated as EB stage and when the pay of an employee reaches the maximum of the

pay band he will be required to cross the EB in accordance with provisions of FR 25.When the

employee is allowed to cross the EB and he moves into the next higher PB, his GP will not be

changed.

c. Date of annual increment will be allowed on 1st July of every year and employees having

completed three months of service or more in the grade as on 1st July only shall be eligible for the

increment.

d. Entry pay for an employee recruited directly to any grade shall be equal to the sum total of

the minimum of the PB and the GP to which he is so appointed. Howver in case of a promotion to

that grade the pay in PB shall be fixed appropriately for the promoted employee.

e. The minimum pay in above scheme has been fixed at Rs.15,900.

f. The ratio of maximum to minimum pay in the above scheme is 8.18:1.

g. Correspondence between existing PB/GP and the revised PB and GP is as shown in the Table

6.4 on the next page:-


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Table 6.4

Sl.No Existing PB Existing GP Revised GP Revised PB

1 4560-15000

1500

1600

1800

3900

3900

4400

12000-37500

2

5200-20200

2000

2100

2200

2400

2500

2700

2900

3000

3100

3300

5000

5000

5600

6200

6200

6800

7400

7400

8000

8700

14000-49000

3

8000-35000

4200

4300

4500

4600

4700

4900

5100

9100

9100

9700

10300

10900

11500

11500

22000-87000

4

12000-40000

5400

5900

6100

6300

6400

6600

7200

7400

7600

12700

13300

13900

14500

15100

15700

16300

16900

17500

30000-110000

5 26000-45000 8700 18500

65000-112000

6 Fixed 55,000 -

Fixed 130000

5. Fixation

5.1 Date of effect of these recommendations will be 1st April 2017 . Fixation will be done as on that

date using the fixation tables in the new PB & GP system as shown in Annexure-6.8 containing 31

tables corresponding to each of the pre-revised GP. Stages shown in these tables are worked out

taking the minimum of the pay band as starting point. If in earlier fixation, pay in PB was fixed at any

other stage, his present pay (PB+GP) will not be found in these tables.

5.2 To use these tables following procedure will be followed:

Case-1:

(i) Depending upon the pre-revised GP locate the relevant table. For example if the pre-revised

GP is Rs.3000/- Table No.6.8.11 would be the relevant table.


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(ii) Locate the present pay (Pay in PB + GP) in column ‗B’ of the said table. If the amount of

present pay (PB+GP) is found in the table select it, and

(iii) If the amount of the present pay (PB+GP) fall in between two stages select the higher one

of the two.

(iv) From this selected stage move horizontally into column ‗C’. The amount shown there will

be the total revised pay (pay in PB+GP) and the corresponding amount in column ‗D’ will

be the pay in PB for this case.

(v) The GP in this case would be as mentioned in the row above the column ‗C’ and ‗D’.

Following examples will clarify the above procedure:-

Example-1:

An employee drawing pre-revised pay in ………… GP of Rs.4700/-

Pay in PB Rs.11920/-

Basic Pay Rs.16620/-

The case relates to Table 6.8.18 relevant to GP Rs.4700/- mentioned in the row above the

column B.

The amount of Rs.16620/- is reflected at Sl.10. As such the stage of Rs.16620/- is selected.

Corresponding figure in Column ‘C’ is Rs.42970/- which would be his revised basic pay.

The figure of Rs.32070/- in Column ‘D’ is the pay in revised PB-3 and the revised GP would

be Rs.10900/-.

Example-2:

Another employee drawing pre-revised pay GP of Rs.3000/-

Pay in PB Rs.8050/-

Basic Pay Rs.11050/-

The case relates to Table 6.8.11 relevant to GP Rs.3000/- mentioned in the row above the

column ‘B’.

The amount of Rs.11050/- falls between the stage of Rs.10750/- (at Sl.10) and Rs.11080/-

(at Sl.11). As such the higher stage of Rs.11080/- is selected.

Corresponding figure in Column ‘C’ is Rs.28830/- which would be his revised basic pay.

The figure of Rs.21430/- in Column ‘D’ is the pay in revised PB-2 and the revised GP would

be Rs.7400/-.

Case-2:

(i) An employee has reached the maximum of the pay in the pre-revised PB and as per the earlier

pay fixation rule he is in the period of two years when one increment is to be held up.. The

revised recommendation do not contemplate any holding of increment. Accordingly the said

employee will get a fixation as described in the following paras :

a. If he has not yet completed one year after reaching the highest of the pay in pre-revised

PB, then on 1st April, 2017 his pay will be fixed at certain stage shown in Column-C. He will

thereafter get the next stage of pay in revised PB without any hold up. If the next stage is not


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reflected in Column C of the Table the same should be calculated by multiplying the amount

of the previous stage by 1.03 and rounding off the amount to the next ten rupees.

b. However if the next stage calculated in the manner described in (a) above crosses the

highest of the revised pay in PB, the increment so calculated shall be given only after

following the procedure for crossing the EB as per the recommendation made by the

Commission.

c. If the employee is allowed increment after crossing the EB he will continue to earn

increments in the same manner as described in (b) above. For this purpose the relevant pay

band will be deemed to have been extended and the next stage of pay shall be worked

out by multiplying the amount of the previous stage by 1.03 and then rounding it off to

next ten rupees

Case-3:

(i) In case of a promotion of an employee the provisions of FR 22 will be applied.

(ii) If an employee, promoted before 1.4.2017, draws revised basic pay (PB+GP) which is less

than the basic pay of a junior promoted to the same cadre subsequently after 1.4.2017, pay of

the senior employee shall be stepped up to make his /her basic pay (PB+GP) equal to his

junior.

(iii) If the senior employee was getting lesser pay than his junior at the time of his (seniors)

promotion, then the above stepping up of pay will not apply.


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Annexure-6.1

Grade Pay Variations

Max of Pre-revised

pay Scale

Gr. Pay as

recommended

by 6th APC

Ratio of

Col-2:Col-1

Gr Pay as

accepted

by GOA

Ratio of

Col-4: Col-1

1 2 3 4 5

3670 1300 0.35 1500 0.41

4120 1400 0.34 1600 0.39

4390 1600 0.36 1800 0.41

4840 1800 0.37 2000 0.41

5200 1900 0.37 2100 0.40

5725 2000 0.37 2200 0.42

6075 2100 0.36 2400 0.41

6600 2200 0.33 2500 0.38

7100 2300 0.32 2700 0.38

7350 2400 0.33 2900 0.39

8100 2500 0.31 3000 0.37

8425 2600 0.31 3100 0.37

8750 2800 0.32 3300 0.38

9075 4200 0.46 4200 0.46

9400 4300 0.46 4300 0.46

9725 4500 0.46 4500 0.46

10050 4600 0.46 4600 0.46

10375 4700 0.45 4700 0.45

10700 4900 0.46 4900 0.46

11025 5100 0.46 5100 0.46

11425 5400 0.47 5400 0.47

11825 5900 0.50 5900 0.50

12625 6100 0.48 6100 0.48

13025 6300 0.48 6300 0.48

13825 6400 0.46 6400 0.46

14225 6600 0.46 6600 0.46

15100 7200 0.48 7200 0.48

15575 7400 0.48 7400 0.48

16050 7600 0.47 7600 0.47

17000 8700 0.51 8700 0.51


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Annexure 6.2

Calculation of Revised Grade Pay

Sl.

No.

Maximum of 1998

Pay Scale/ GP in ROP

2010

40% of the Max. of Pay Scale

of 98 ROP (A)

(A) x 2.48 Proposed

Grade Pay

1 3670 / 1500 1468 3640.64 3900

2 4120 / 1600 1648 4087.04

3 4390 / 1800 1756 4354.88 4400

4 4840 / 2000 1936 4801.28 5000

5 5200 / 2100 2080 5158.4

6 5725 / 2200 2290 5679.2 5600

7 6075 / 2400 2430 6026.4 6200

8 6600 / 2500 2640 6547.2

9 7100 / 2700 2840 7043.2 6800

10 7350 / 2900 2940 7291.2 7400

11 8100 / 3000 3240 8035.2

12 8425 / 3100 3370 8357.6 8000

13 8750 / 3300 3500 8680 8700

14 9075 / 4200 3630 9002.4 9100

15 9400 / 4300 3760 9324.8

16 9725 / 4500 3890 9647.2 9700

17 10050 / 4600 4020 9969.6 10300

18 10375 / 4700 4150 10292 10900

19 10700 / 4900 4280 10614.4 11500

20 11025 / 5100 4410 10936.8

21 11425 / 5400 4570 11333.6 12700

22 11825 / 5900 4730 11730.4 13300

23 12625 / 6100 5050 12524 13900

24 13025 / 6300 5210 12920.8 14500

25 13825 / 6400 5530 13714.4 15100

26 14225 / 6600 5690 14111.2 15700

27 15100 / 7200 6040 14979.2 16300

28 15575 / 7400 6230 15450.4 16900

29 16050 / 7600 6420 15921.6 17500

30 17000 / 8700 6800 16864 18500

31 - / Fixed 55000 136400 130000

Note: Multiplying factor of 2.48 is used to arrive at tentative grade pay which has been further rationalized and

shown as proposed grade pay


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Annexure-6.3

Extracts from Chapter 2.2 of the report of Sixth CPC

2.2.22 Fixation of pay in the revised pay bands of existing employees as well as future recruits shall

be done in the following manner:-

(i) ….

(ii) ….

(iii) ……

(iv) In case of new recruits, fixation in the running pay band of the group (viz. ‗A‘, ‗B‘, ‗C‘) to which

the post belongs will be done in the following manner:-

a. Initially the fixed qualifying service prescribed in DOPT‘s OM dated 25/5/1998 (as may be

amended by the Government in future) for movement from the first grade in the running band

to the grade in which recruitment is being made will be computed.

b. Thereafter, one increment for every year of fixed qualifying service prescribed in the

aforesaid OM of DOPT shall be provided on the sum total of the minimum of the running pay

band and the lowest grade pay in that pay band.

c. The pay band on joining shall be the stage so computed in the corresponding running pay

band. Additionally, grade pay corresponding to the grade in that running pay band shall be

payable.

d. To exemplify the fitment of new recruits in any grade in the revised pay bands, a case of

direct recruitment in the revised pay band PB-1 of Rs.4860-20200 along with grade pay of

Rs.2000 that corresponds to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.3200-4900 has been taken up.-

DOPT‘s OM dated 25/5/1998 prescribes minimum six years of service for promotion from

the pre revised scale of Rs.2750-4400 (being the first grade in the running pay band) to the

scale of Rs.3200-4900 (3 years from scale of Rs.2750-4400 to Rs.3050-4590 and thereafter 3

years from the scale of Rs.3050-4590 to Rs.3200-4900).-

e. Hence, 6 increments at the rate of 2.5% for each increment – adding up to 15% - will need to

be given. The minimum pay in the revised pay band for a person recruited to a post carrying

grade pay of Rs.2000 will therefore be Rs.5859 i.e. the minimum of the pay (Rs.4860)

attached to pay band PB-1 and 15% (being six increments at the rate of 2.5% each) of sum

total of the minimum of the running pay band and the lowest grade pay in that pay band.-

Grade pay of Rs.2000 will additionally be payable. Consequently, the consolidated pay in the

pay band and grade pay, at the time of recruitment of an employee directly recruited in the

pay band PB-1 with grade pay of Rs.2000, will be Rs.7859.


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Annexure- 6.4

Calculation of Entry Pay (Model-1)

Sl

No

Min. of 1998 Pay scales Multiplying factor New Pay Bands (2016) Entry

Pay

1 2450

6.385 PB-1 : 12000- 36500 15900

2 2490

3 2530 16160

4 2610

7.17 PB-2 : 14000 - 49000

19000 5 2650

6 2890 20720

7 3010 22440

8 3130

9 3370 24160

10 3850 27600

11 3490

12 3940 28250

13 4030* 28900

14 4300

7.233 PB-3 : 22000-87000

31100 15 3760

16 4480* 32400

17 4960 35880

18 5200* 37610

19 5375 38880

20 5375*

21 5550*

7.694 PB-4 : 30000-110000

42700

22 5725 44050

23 6600 50780

24 8100 62320

25 8750 67320

26 9075 69820

27 9725 74820

28 10050 77320

29 10375 79830

30 11025 7.574 PB-5 : 65000 - 112000 83500

31 No Pay Scale Fixed 130000


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Annexure 6.5


Sl No Min. of

Prev. Pay

Band

Previous GP (2+3) x(2.25) Multiplying Factor Proposed

Entry Pay

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 4560 1500 13635 1.180 16350

2 4560 1600 13860

3 4560 1800 14310 1.18 16890

4 5200 2000 16200 1.157 19000

5 5200 2100 16425

6 5200 2200 16650 1.157 19260

7 5200 2400 17100 1.157 20050

8 5200 2500 17325

9 5200 2700 17775 1.157 20570

10 5200 2900 18225 1.157 21350

11 5200 3000 18450

12 5200 3100 18675 1.157 21610

13 5200 3300 19125 1.157 22130

14 8000 4200 27450 1.124 31100

15 8000 4300 27675

16 8000 4500 28125 1.124 31610

17 8000 4600 28350 1.124 31870

18 8000 4700 28575 1.124 32120

19 8000 4900 29025 1.124 33130

20 8000 5100 29475

21 12000 5400 39150 1.091 42700

22 12000 5900 40275 1.091 43940

23 12000 6100 40725 1.091 44430

24 12000 6300 41175 1.091 44920

25 12000 6400 41400 1.091 45170

26 12000 6600 41850 1.091 45660

27 12000 7200 43200 1.091 47130

28 12000 7400 43650 1.091 47620

29 12000 7600 44100 1.091 48110

30 26000 8700 78075 1.069 83500

31 Fixed 55000 123750 1.050 130000


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Annexure 6.6


Sl

No

Min. of

Prev. Pay Band

Previous GP Minimum Pay (2+3) Multiplying Index Proposed

Entry Pay

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 4560 1500 6060 2.581 15900

2 4560 1600 6160

3 4560 1800 6360 2.581 16420

4 5200 2000 7200 2.603 19000

5 5200 2100 7300

6 5200 2200 7400 2.603 19260

7 5200 2400 7600 2.603 20040

8 5200 2500 7700

9 5200 2700 7900 2.603 20560

10 5200 2900 8100 2.603 21350

11 5200 3000 8200

12 5200 3100 8300 2.603 21610

13 5200 3300 8500 2.603 22130

14 8000 4200 12200 2.528 31100

15 8000 4300 12300

16 8000 4500 12500 2.528 31600

17 8000 4600 12600 2.528 31850

18 8000 4700 12700 2.528 32110

19 8000 4900 12900 2.528 33120

20 8000 5100 13100

21 12000 5400 17400 2.454 42700

22 12000 5900 17900 2.454 43930

23 12000 6100 18100 2.454 44420

24 12000 6300 18300 2.454 44910

25 12000 6400 18400 2.454 45150

26 12000 6600 18600 2.454 45640

27 12000 7200 19200 2.454 47120

28 12000 7400 19400 2.454 47610

29 12000 7600 19600 2.454 48100

30 26000 8700 34700 2.406 83500

31 Fixed 55000 2.364 130000


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Annexure 6.7

Pay Matrix for Level 1-25

Page 1-2 Contain Stages for Level 1-9

Page 3-4 Contain Stages for level 10-23

Page 5 Contains stages for level 24-25

( Total 5 Pages )

(Note:- Row 7 in these tables show Revised entry level Pay for each Level)


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Pay Matrix ( Level 1-9)

Pre Revised Pay Band 4560-15000 5200-20200

Pre Revised Grade Pay 1600 1800 2100 2200 2500 2700 3000 3100 3300

Merged GP 1500

2000

2400

2900

Entry Pay 6160 6360 7300 7400 7700 7900 8200 8300 8500

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Index 2.581 2.581 2.603 2.603 2.603 2.603 2.603 2.603 2.603

1 15900 16420 19000 19260 20040 20560 21350 21610 22130

2 16377 16913 19570 19838 20641 21177 21991 22258 22794

3 16868 17420 20157 20433 21260 21812 22650 22926 23478

4 17374 17943 20762 21046 21898 22466 23330 23614 24182

5 17896 18481 21385 21677 22555 23140 24030 24322 24908

6 18432 19035 22026 22328 23232 23835 24751 25052 25655

7 18985 19606 22687 22997 23929 24550 25493 25803 26424

8 19555 20195 23368 23687 24647 25286 26258 26578 27217

9 20142 20800 24069 24398 25386 26045 27046 27375 28034

10 20746 21424 24791 25130 26148 26826 27857 28196 28875

11 21368 22067 25534 25884 26932 27631 28693 29042 29741

12 22009 22729 26300 26660 27740 28460 29553 29913 30633

13 22670 23411 27089 27460 28572 29314 30440 30811 31552

14 23350 24113 27902 28284 29429 30193 31353 31735 32499

15 24050 24837 28739 29132 30312 31099 32294 32687 33474

16 24772 25582 29601 30006 31222 32032 33263 33668 34478

17 25515 26349 30489 30907 32158 32993 34260 34678 35512


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Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

18 26280 27140 31404 31834 33123 33983 35288 35718 36578

19 27069 27954 32346 32789 34117 35002 36347 36790 37675

20 27881 28793 33317 33773 35140 36052 37437 37893 38805

21 28717 29656 34316 34786 36194 37134 38560 39030 39969

22 29579 30546 35346 35829 37280 38248 39717 40201 41168

23 30466 31462 36406 36904 38399 39395 40909 41407 42403

24 31380 32406 37498 38011 39551 40577 42136 42649 43675

25 32321 33378 38623 39152 40737 41794 43400 43929 44986

26 33291 34380 39782 40326 41959 43048 44702 45247 46335

27 34290 35411 40975 41536 43218 44340 46043 46604 47725

28 35318 36474 42204 42782 44515 45670 47425 48002 49157

29 36378 37568 43471 44065 45850 47040 48847 49442 50632

30 37469 38695 44775 45387 47226 48451 50313 50925 52151

31 38593 39856 46118 46749 48642 49905 51822 52453 53715

32 39751 41051 47502 48152 50102 51402 53377 54027 55327

33 40944 42283 48927 49596 51605 52944 54978 55648 56987

34 42172 43551 50394 51084 53153 54532 56627 57317 58696

35 43437 44858 51906 52616 54747 56168 58326 59036 60457

36 44740 46204 53463 54195 56390 57853 60076 60808 62271

37 46083 47590 55067 55821 58081 59589 61878 62632 64139

38 47465 49017 56719 57495 59824 61376 63735 64511 66063

39 48889 50488 58421 59220 61619 63218 65647 66446 68045

40 50356 52003 60174 60997 63467 65114 67616 68439 70086

Pay Matrix ( Level 1-9) contd.


69

Pre Revised Pay

Band 8000-35000

12000-40000

Pre Revised Grade

Pay 4300 4500 4600 4700 5100 5400 5900 6100 6300 6400 6600 7200 7400 7600

Merged GP 4200 4900

Entry Pay 12300 12500 12600 12700 13100 17400 17900 18100 18300 18400 18600 19200 19400 19600

Level 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Index 2.528 2.528 2.528 2.528 2.528 2.454 2.454 2.454 2.454 2.454 2.454 2.454 2.454 2.454

1 31100 31600 31850 32110 33120 42700 43930 44420 44910 45150 45640 47120 47610 48100

2 32033 32548 32806 33073 34114 43981 45248 45753 46257 46505 47009 48534 49038 49543

3 32994 33524 33790 34065 35137 45300 46605 47125 47645 47900 48419 49990 50509 51029

4 33984 34530 34803 35087 36191 46659 48003 48539 49074 49337 49872 51489 52025 52560

5 35003 35566 35847 36140 37277 48059 49444 49995 50547 50817 51368 53034 53585 54137

6 36053 36633 36923 37224 38395 49501 50927 51495 52063 52341 52909 54625 55193 55761

7 37135 37732 38031 38341 39547 50986 52455 53040 53625 53911 54497 56264 56849 57434

8 38249 38864 39171 39491 40733 52516 54028 54631 55234 55529 56131 57952 58554 59157

9 39397 40030 40347 40676 41955 54091 55649 56270 56891 57195 57815 59690 60311 60932

10 40578 41231 41557 41896 43214 55714 57319 57958 58597 58911 59550 61481 62120 62760

11 41796 42468 42804 43153 44511 57385 59038 59697 60355 60678 61336 63325 63984 64642

12 43050 43742 44088 44448 45846 59107 60809 61488 62166 62498 63176 65225 65903 66582

13 44341 45054 45410 45781 47221 60880 62634 63332 64031 64373 65072 67182 67880 68579

14 45671 46406 46773 47155 48638 62706 64513 65232 65952 66304 67024 69197 69917 70636

15 47042 47798 48176 48569 50097 64588 66448 67189 67930 68293 69035 71273 72014 72756

16 48453 49232 49621 50026 51600 66525 68442 69205 69968 70342 71106 73411 74175 74938

Pay Matrix ( Level 10-23)


70

Pay Matrix ( Level 10-23) Contd.

Level 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

17 49906 50709 51110 51527 53148 68521 70495 71281 72067 72452 73239 75614 76400 77186

18 51404 52230 52643 53073 54742 70577 72610 73419 74229 74626 75436 77882 78692 79502

19 52946 53797 54222 54665 56385 72694 74788 75622 76456 76865 77699 80219 81053 81887

20 54534 55411 55849 56305 58076 74875 77032 77891 78750 79171 80030 82625 83484 84344

21 56170 57073 57525 57994 59818 77121 79342 80227 81112 81546 82431 85104 85989 86874

22 57855 58785 59250 59734 61613 79435 81723 82634 83546 83992 84904 87657 88569 89480

23 59591 60549 61028 61526 63461 81818 84174 85113 86052 86512 87451 90287 91226 92165

24 61379 62365 62859 63372 65365 84272 86700 87667 88634 89107 90074 92995 93962 94930

25 63220 64236 64744 65273 67326 86800 89301 90297 91293 91781 92777 95785 96781 97777

26 65116 66163 66687 67231 69346 89404 91980 93006 94032 94534 95560 98659 99685 100711

27 67070 68148 68687 69248 71426 92086 94739 95796 96853 97370 98427 101619 102675 103732

28 69082 70193 70748 71326 73569 94849 97581 98670 99758 100291 101380 104667 105756 106844

29 71155 72299 72870 73465 75776 97695 100509 101630 102751 103300 104421 107807 108928 110049

30 73289 74467 75057 75669 78049 100625 103524 104679 105833 106399 107554 111041 112196 113351

31 75488 76701 77308 77939 80391 103644 106630 107819 109008 109591 110780 114373 115562 116751

32 77752 79003 79628 80278 82803 106753 109829 111054 112279 112879 114104 117804 119029 120254

33 80085 81373 82016 82686 85287 109956 113123 114385 115647 116265 117527 121338 122600 123861

34 82488 83814 84477 85166 87845 113255 116517 117817 119116 119753 121053 124978 126278 127577

35 84962 86328 87011 87721 90481 116652 120013 121351 122690 123346 124684 128727 130066 131405

36 87511 88918 89622 90353 93195 120152 123613 124992 126371 127046 128425 132589 133968 135347

37 90136 91586 92310 93064 95991 123756 127321 128742 130162 130857 132277 136567 137987 139407

38 92841 94333 95079 95856 98871 127469 131141 132604 134067 134783 136246 140664 142127 143589


71

Pay Matrix (level 24-25)

Pre Revised Pay Band 26000-45000 Fixed 55000

Pre Revised

Grade Pay 8700

Entry Pay 34700 55000

Level 24 25

Index 2.406 2.364

1 83500 130000

2 86005 130000

3 88585 130000

4 91243 130000

5 93980 130000

6 96799

7 99703

8 102694

9 105775

10 108949

11 112217

12 115584

13 119051

14 122623

15 126301

16 130090


72

Annexure 6.8

Fitment Tables 6.8.1 to 6.8.31

(In all these tables fractions less than one are ignored and figure of one and more is

rounded to next ten.)


73

Table No- 6.8.1

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 4560-15000

Revised P.B.

12000-37500

Grade Pay 1500

Grade Pay 3900

Total Pay Of which PB Pay

A B C D

1 6060 15900 12000

2 6250 16380 12480

3 6440 16880 12980

4 6640 17390 13490

5 6840 17920 14020

6 7050 18460 14560

7 7270 19020 15120

8 7490 19590 15690

9 7720 20180 16280

10 7960 20790 16890

11 8200 21420 17520

12 8450 22070 18170

13 8710 22740 18840

14 8980 23430 19530

15 9250 24140 20240

16 9530 24870 20970

17 9820 25620 21720

18 10120 26390 22490

19 10430 27190 23290

20 10750 28010 24110

21 11080 28850 24950

22 11420 29720 25820

23 11770 30620 26720

24 12130 31540 27640

25 12500 32490 28590

26 12880 33470 29570

27 13270 34480 30580

28 13670 35520 31620

29 14080 36590 32690

30 14510 37690 33790

31 14950 38820 34920

32 15400 39990 36090

33 15870 41190 37290

34 16350


74

Table No- 6.8.2

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 4560-15000

Revised P.B

12000-37500

Grade Pay 1600

Grade Pay 3900


A B C D

1 6160 15900 12000

2 6350 16380 12480

3 6540 16880 12980

4 6740 17390 13490

5 6950 17920 14020

6 7160 18460 14560

7 7380 19020 15120

8 7610 19590 15690

9 7840 20180 16280

10 8080 20790 16890

11 8330 21420 17520

12 8580 22070 18170

13 8840 22740 18840

14 9110 23430 19530

15 9390 24140 20240

16 9680 24870 20970

17 9970 25620 21720

18 10270 26390 22490

19 10580 27190 23290

20 10900 28010 24110

21 11230 28850 24950

22 11570 29720 25820

23 11920 30620 26720

24 12280 31540 27640

25 12650 32490 28590

26 13030 33470 29570

27 13420 34480 30580

28 13830 35520 31620

29 14250 36590 32690

30 14680 37690 33790

31 15120 38820 34920

32 15580 39990 36090

33 16050 41190 37290

34 16540


75

Table No- 6.8.3

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 4560-15000

Revised P.B.

12000-37500

Grade Pay 1800

Grade Pay 4400


A B C D

1 6360 16400 12000

2 6550 16900 12500

3 6750 17410 13010

4 6960 17940 13540

5 7170 18480 14080

6 7390 19040 14640

7 7620 19620 15220

8 7850 20210 15810

9 8090 20820 16420

10 8340 21450 17050

11 8590 22100 17700

12 8850 22770 18370

13 9120 23460 19060

14 9400 24170 19770

15 9690 24900 20500

16 9980 25650 21250

17 10280 26420 22020

18 10590 27220 22820

19 10910 28040 23640

20 11240 28890 24490

21 11580 29760 25360

22 11930 30660 26260

23 12290 31580 27180

24 12660 32530 28130

25 13040 33510 29110

26 13440 34520 30120

27 13850 35560 31160

28 14270 36630 32230

29 14700 37730 33330

30 15150 38870 34470

31 15610 40040 35640

32 16080 41250 36850

33 16570


76

Table No- 6.8.4

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 5200-20200

Revised P.B.

14000-49000

Grade Pay 2000

Grade Pay 5000


A B C D

1 7200 19000 14000

2 7420 19570 14570

3 7650 20160 15160

4 7880 20770 15770

5 8120 21400 16400

6 8370 22050 17050

7 8630 22720 17720

8 8890 23410 18410

9 9160 24120 19120

10 9440 24850 19850

11 9730 25600 20600

12 10030 26370 21370

13 10330 27170 22170

14 10640 27990 22990

15 10960 28830 23830

16 11290 29700 24700

17 11630 30600 25600

18 11980 31520 26520

19 12340 32470 27470

20 12710 33450 28450

21 13100 34460 29460

22 13500 35500 30500

23 13910 36570 31570

24 14330 37670 32670

25 14760 38800 33800

26 15210 39970 34970

27 15670 41170 36170

28 16140 42410 37410

29 16630 43690 38690

30 17130 45000 40000

31 17650 46350 41350

32 18180 47740 42740

33 18730 49180 44180

34 19300 50660 45660

35 19880 52180 47180

36 20480 53750 48750

37 21100

38 21740


77

Table No- 6.8.5

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 5200-20200

Revised P.B.

14000-49000

Grade Pay 2100

Grade Pay 5000


A B C D

1 7300 19000 14000

2 7520 19570 14570

3 7750 20160 15160

4 7990 20770 15770

5 8230 21400 16400

6 8480 22050 17050

7 8740 22720 17720

8 9010 23410 18410

9 9280 24120 19120

10 9560 24850 19850

11 9850 25600 20600

12 10150 26370 21370

13 10460 27170 22170

14 10780 27990 22990

15 11110 28830 23830

16 11450 29700 24700

17 11800 30600 25600

18 12160 31520 26520

19 12530 32470 27470

20 12910 33450 28450

21 13300 34460 29460

22 13700 35500 30500

23 14120 36570 31570

24 14550 37670 32670

25 14990 38800 33800

26 15440 39970 34970

27 15910 41170 36170

28 16390 42410 37410

29 16890 43690 38690

30 17400 45000 40000

31 17930 46350 41350

32 18470 47740 42740

33 19030 49180 44180

34 19600 50660 45660

35 20190 52180 47180

36 20800 53750 48750

37 21430

38 22080


78

Table No- 6.8.6

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 5200-20200

Revised P.B.

14000-49000

Grade Pay 2200

Grade Pay 5600


A B C D

1 7400 19600 14000

2 7630 20190 14590

3 7860 20800 15200

4 8100 21430 15830

5 8350 22080 16480

6 8600 22750 17150

7 8860 23440 17840

8 9130 24150 18550

9 9410 24880 19280

10 9700 25630 20030

11 10000 26400 20800

12 10300 27200 21600

13 10610 28020 22420

14 10930 28860 23260

15 11260 29730 24130

16 11600 30630 25030

17 11950 31550 25950

18 12310 32500 26900

19 12680 33480 27880

20 13060 34490 28890

21 13460 35530 29930

22 13870 36600 31000

23 14290 37700 32100

24 14720 38840 33240

25 15170 40010 34410

26 15630 41210 35610

27 16100 42450 36850

28 16590 43730 38130

29 17090 45050 39450

30 17610 46410 40810

31 18140 47810 42210

32 18690 49250 43650

33 19250 50730 45130

34 19830 52260 46660

35 20430 53830 48230

36 21050

37 21690

38 22340


79

Table No- 6.8.7

Stage of Pay after 3%

Increment*

ROP 2010 PB 5200-20200

Revised P.B. 14000-49000

Grade Pay 2400

Grade Pay 6200


A B C D

1 7600 20200 14000

2 7830 20810 14610

3 8070 21440 15240

4 8320 22090 15890

5 8570 22760 16560

6 8830 23450 17250

7 9100 24160 17960

8 9380 24890 18690

9 9670 25640 19440

10 9960 26410 20210

11 10260 27210 21010

12 10570 28030 21830

13 10890 28870 22670

14 11220 29740 23540

15 11560 30640 24440

16 11910 31560 25360

17 12270 32510 26310

18 12640 33490 27290

19 13020 34500 28300

20 13410 35540 29340

21 13820 36610 30410

22 14240 37710 31510

23 14670 38850 32650

24 15110 40020 33820

25 15570 41220 35020

26 16040 42460 36260

27 16530 43740 37540

28 17030 45060 38860

29 17540 46420 40220

30 18070 47820 41620

31 18620 49260 43060

32 19180 50740 44540

33 19760 52270 46070

34 20360 53840 47640

35 20970

36 21600

37 22250


80

Table No- 6.8.8

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 5200-20200

Revised P.B.

14000-49000

Grade Pay 2500

Grade Pay 6200


A B C D

1 7700 20200 14000

2 7940 20810 14610

3 8180 21440 15240

4 8430 22090 15890

5 8690 22760 16560

6 8950 23450 17250

7 9220 24160 17960

8 9500 24890 18690

9 9790 25640 19440

10 10090 26410 20210

11 10400 27210 21010

12 10720 28030 21830

13 11050 28870 22670

14 11390 29740 23540

15 11740 30640 24440

16 12100 31560 25360

17 12470 32510 26310

18 12850 33490 27290

19 13240 34500 28300

20 13640 35540 29340

21 14050 36610 30410

22 14480 37710 31510

23 14920 38850 32650

24 15370 40020 33820

25 15840 41220 35020

26 16320 42460 36260

27 16810 43740 37540

28 17320 45060 38860

29 17840 46420 40220

30 18380 47820 41620

31 18940 49260 43060

32 19510 50740 44540

33 20100 52270 46070

34 20710 53840 47640

35 21340

36 21980

37 22640


81

Table No- 6.8.9

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 5200-20200

Revised P.B.

14000-49000

Grade Pay 2700

Grade Pay 6800


A B C D

1 7900 20800 14000

2 8140 21430 14630

3 8390 22080 15280

4 8650 22750 15950

5 8910 23440 16640

6 9180 24150 17350

7 9460 24880 18080

8 9750 25630 18830

9 10050 26400 19600

10 10360 27200 20400

11 10670 28020 21220

12 10990 28860 22060

13 11320 29730 22930

14 11660 30630 23830

15 12010 31550 24750

16 12370 32500 25700

17 12750 33480 26680

18 13140 34490 27690

19 13540 35530 28730

20 13950 36600 29800

21 14370 37700 30900

22 14810 38840 32040

23 15260 40010 33210

24 15720 41210 34410

25 16200 42450 35650

26 16690 43730 36930

27 17190 45050 38250

28 17710 46410 39610

29 18250 47810 41010

30 18800 49250 42450

31 19370 50730 43930

32 19960 52260 45460

33 20560 53830 47030

34 21180 55450 48650

35 21820

36 22480


82

Table No- 6.8.10

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 5200-20200

Revised P.B.

14000-49000

Grade Pay 2900

Grade Pay 7400


A B C D

1 8100 21400 14000

2 8350 22050 14650

3 8600 22720 15320

4 8860 23410 16010

5 9130 24120 16720

6 9410 24850 17450

7 9700 25600 18200

8 10000 26370 18970

9 10300 27170 19770

10 10610 27990 20590

11 10930 28830 21430

12 11260 29700 22300

13 11600 30600 23200

14 11950 31520 24120

15 12310 32470 25070

16 12680 33450 26050

17 13060 34460 27060

18 13460 35500 28100

19 13870 36570 29170

20 14290 37670 30270

21 14720 38800 31400

22 15170 39970 32570

23 15630 41170 33770

24 16100 42410 35010

25 16590 43690 36290

26 17090 45000 37600

27 17610 46350 38950

28 18140 47740 40340

29 18690 49180 41780

30 19250 50660 43260

31 19830 52180 44780

32 20430 53750 46350

33 21050 55370 47970

34 21690 57040 49640

35 22340

36 23010


83

Table No- 6.8.11

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 5200-20200

Revised P.B.

14000-49000

Grade Pay 3000

Grade Pay 7400


A B C D

1 8200 21400 14000

2 8450 22050 14650

3 8710 22720 15320

4 8980 23410 16010

5 9250 24120 16720

6 9530 24850 17450

7 9820 25600 18200

8 10120 26370 18970

9 10430 27170 19770

10 10750 27990 20590

11 11080 28830 21430

12 11420 29700 22300

13 11770 30600 23200

14 12130 31520 24120

15 12500 32470 25070

16 12880 33450 26050

17 13270 34460 27060

18 13670 35500 28100

19 14080 36570 29170

20 14510 37670 30270

21 14950 38800 31400

22 15400 39970 32570

23 15870 41170 33770

24 16350 42410 35010

25 16840 43690 36290

26 17350 45000 37600

27 17870 46350 38950

28 18410 47740 40340

29 18970 49180 41780

30 19540 50660 43260

31 20130 52180 44780

32 20740 53750 46350

33 21370 55370 47970

34 22020

35 22680


84

Table No- 6.8.12

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 5200-20200

Revised P.B.

14000-49000

Grade Pay 3100

Grade Pay 8000


A B C D

1 8300 22000 14000

2 8550 22660 14660

3 8810 23340 15340

4 9080 24040 16040

5 9360 24770 16770

6 9640 25520 17520

7 9930 26290 18290

8 10230 27080 19080

9 10540 27900 19900

10 10860 28740 20740

11 11190 29610 21610

12 11530 30500 22500

13 11880 31420 23420

14 12240 32370 24370

15 12610 33350 25350

16 12990 34350 26350

17 13380 35380 27380

18 13790 36450 28450

19 14210 37550 29550

20 14640 38680 30680

21 15080 39840 31840

22 15540 41040 33040

23 16010 42280 34280

24 16490 43550 35550

25 16990 44860 36860

26 17500 46210 38210

27 18030 47600 39600

28 18570 49030 41030

29 19130 50500 42500

30 19710 52020 44020

31 20310 53580 45580

32 20920 55190 47190

33 21550 56850 48850

34 22200

35 22870


85

Table No- 6.8.13

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 5200-20200

Revised P.B.

14000-49000

Grade Pay 3300

Grade Pay 8700


A B C D

1 8500 22700 14000

2 8760 23390 14690

3 9030 24100 15400

4 9300 24830 16130

5 9580 25580 16880

6 9870 26350 17650

7 10170 27140 18440

8 10480 27960 19260

9 10800 28800 20100

10 11130 29670 20970

11 11470 30560 21860

12 11820 31480 22780

13 12180 32430 23730

14 12550 33410 24710

15 12930 34420 25720

16 13320 35460 26760

17 13720 36530 27830

18 14140 37630 28930

19 14570 38760 30060

20 15010 39930 31230

21 15460 41130 32430

22 15930 42370 33670

23 16410 43650 34950

24 16910 44960 36260

25 17420 46310 37610

26 17950 47700 39000

27 18490 49140 40440

28 19050 50620 41920

29 19630 52140 43440

30 20220 53710 45010

31 20830 55330 46630

32 21460 56990 48290

33 22110

34 22780

35 23470


86

Table No- 6.8.14

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 8000-35000

Revised P.B.

22000 – 87000

Grade Pay 4200

Grade Pay 9100


A B C D

1 12200 31100 22000

2 12570 32040 22940

3 12950 33010 23910

4 13340 34000 24900

5 13740 35020 25920

6 14160 36070 26970

7 14590 37160 28060

8 15030 38280 29180

9 15480 39430 30330

10 15950 40620 31520

11 16430 41840 32740

12 16930 43100 34000

13 17440 44400 35300

14 17970 45740 36640

15 18510 47120 38020

16 19070 48540 39440

17 19650 50000 40900

18 20240 51500 42400

19 20850 53050 43950

20 21480 54650 44550

21 22130 56290 47190

22 22800 57980 48880

23 23490 59720 50620

24 24200 61520 52420

25 24930 63370 54270

26 25680 65280 56180

27 26450 67240 58140

28 27250 69260 60160

29 28070 71340 62240

30 28920 73480 64380

31 29790 75690 66590

32 30690 77960 68860

33 31610 80300 71200

34 32560 82710 73610

35 33540 85200 76100

36 34550 87760 78660

37 35590 90400 81300

38 36660 93120 84020

39 37760 95920 86820

40 38900


87

Table No- 6.8.15

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 8000-35000

Revised P.B.

22000 – 87000

Grade Pay 4300

Grade Pay 9100


A B C D

1 12300 31100 22000

2 12670 32040 22940

3 13050 33010 23910

4 13450 34000 24900

5 13860 35020 25920

6 14280 36070 26970

7 14710 37160 28060

8 15160 38280 29180

9 15620 39430 30330

10 16090 40620 31520

11 16580 41840 32740

12 17080 43100 34000

13 17600 44400 35300

14 18130 45740 36640

15 18680 47120 38020

16 19240 48540 39440

17 19820 50000 40900

18 20420 51500 42400

19 21040 53050 43950

20 21680 54650 45550

21 22330 56290 47190

22 23000 57980 48880

23 23690 59720 50620

24 24400 61520 52420

25 25140 63370 54270

26 25900 65280 56180

27 26680 67240 58140

28 27480 69260 60160

29 28310 71340 62240

30 29160 73480 64380

31 30040 75690 66590

32 30950 77960 68860

33 31880 80300 71200

34 32840 82710 73610

35 33830 85200 76100

36 34850 87760 78660

37 35900 90400 81300

38 36980 93120 84020

39 38090 95920 86820

40 39240


88

Table No- 6.8.16

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 8000-35000

Revised P.B.

22000 – 87000

Grade Pay 4500

Grade Pay 9700


A B C D

1 12500 31700 22000

2 12880 32660 22960

3 13270 33640 23940

4 13670 34650 24950

5 14080 35690 25990

6 14510 36760 27060

7 14950 37870 28170

8 15400 39010 29310

9 15870 40180 30480

10 16350 41390 31690

11 16840 42640 32940

12 17350 43920 34220

13 17870 45240 35540

14 18410 46600 36900

15 18970 48000 38300

16 19540 49440 39740

17 20130 50930 41230

18 20740 52460 42760

19 21370 54040 44340

20 22020 55670 45970

21 22680 57340 47640

22 23360 59060 49360

23 24060 60840 51140

24 24790 62670 52970

25 25540 64550 54850

26 26310 66490 56790

27 27100 68490 58790

28 27920 70550 60850

29 28760 72670 62970

30 29630 74850 65150

31 30520 77100 67400

32 31440 79420 69720

33 32390 81810 72110

34 33370 84270 74570

35 34380 86800 77100

36 35420 89410 79710

37 36490 92100 82400

38 37590 94870 85170

39 38720


89

Table No- 6.8.17

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 8000-35000

Revised P.B.

22000 – 87000

Grade Pay 4600

Grade Pay 10300


A B C D

1 12600 32300 22000

2 12980 33270 22970

3 13370 34270 23970

4 13780 35300 25000

5 14200 36360 26060

6 14630 37450 27150

7 15070 38580 28280

8 15530 39740 29440

9 16000 40940 30640

10 16480 42170 31870

11 16980 43440 33140

12 17490 44750 34450

13 18020 46100 35800

14 18560 47490 37190

15 19120 48920 38620

16 19700 50390 40090

17 20300 51910 41610

18 20910 53470 43170

19 21540 55080 44780

20 22190 56740 46440

21 22860 58450 48150

22 23550 60210 49910

23 24260 62020 51720

24 24990 63880 53580

25 25740 65800 55500

26 26520 67780 57480

27 27320 69820 59520

28 28140 71920 61620

29 28990 74080 63780

30 29860 76310 66010

31 30760 78600 68300

32 31690 80960 70660

33 32640 83390 73090

34 33620 85900 75600

35 34630 88480 78180

36 35670 91140 80840

37 36740 93880 83580

38 37850 96700 86400

39 38990


90

Table No- 6.8.18

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 8000-35000

Revised P.B.

22000 – 87000

Grade Pay 4700

Grade Pay 10900


A B C D

1 12700 32900 22000

2 13090 33890 22990

3 13490 34910 24010

4 13900 35960 25060

5 14320 37040 26140

6 14750 38160 27260

7 15200 39310 28410

8 15660 40490 29590

9 16130 41710 30810

10 16620 42970 32070

11 17120 44260 33360

12 17640 45590 34690

13 18170 46960 36060

14 18720 48370 37470

15 19290 49830 38930

16 19870 51330 40430

17 20470 52870 41970

18 21090 54460 43560

19 21730 56100 45200

20 22390 57790 46890

21 23070 59530 48630

22 23770 61320 50420

23 24490 63160 52260

24 25230 65060 54160

25 25990 67020 56120

26 26770 69030 58130

27 27580 71100 60200

28 28410 73240 62340

29 29270 75440 64540

30 30150 77710 66810

31 31060 80050 69150

32 32000 82460 71560

33 32960 84940 74040

34 33950 87490 76590

35 34970 90120 79220

36 36020 92830 81930

37 37100 95620 84720

38 38220

39 39370


91

Table No- 6.8.19

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 8000-35000

Revised P.B.

22000 – 87000

Grade Pay 4900

Grade Pay 11500


A B C D

1 12900 33500 22000

2 13290 34510 23010

3 13690 35550 24050

4 14100 36620 25120

5 14530 37720 26220

6 14970 38860 27360

7 15420 40030 28530

8 15890 41230 29730

9 16370 42470 30970

10 16870 43750 32250

11 17380 45070 33570

12 17910 46430 34930

13 18450 47830 36330

14 19010 49270 37770

15 19580 50750 39250

16 20170 52280 40780

17 20780 53850 42350

18 21410 55470 43970

19 22060 57140 45640

20 22730 58860 47360

21 23420 60630 49130

22 24130 62450 50950

23 24860 64330 52830

24 25610 66260 54760

25 26380 68250 56750

26 27180 70300 58800

27 28000 72410 60910

28 28840 74590 63090

29 29710 76830 65330

30 30610 79140 67640

31 31530 81520 70020

32 32480 83970 72470

33 33460 86490 74990

34 34470 89090 77590

35 35510 91770 80270

36 36580 94530 83030

37 37680 97370 85870

38 38810


92

Table No- 6.8.20

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 8000-35000

Revised P.B.

22000 – 87000

Grade Pay 5100

Grade Pay 11500


A B C D

1 13100 33500 22000

2 13500 34510 23010

3 13910 35550 24050

4 14330 36620 25120

5 14760 37720 26220

6 15210 38860 27360

7 15670 40030 28530

8 16140 41230 29730

9 16630 42470 30970

10 17130 43750 32250

11 17650 45070 33570

12 18180 46430 34930

13 18730 47830 36330

14 19300 49270 37770

15 19880 50750 39250

16 20480 52280 40780

17 21100 53850 42350

18 21740 55470 43970

19 22400 57140 45640

20 23080 58860 47360

21 23780 60630 49130

22 24500 62450 50950

23 25240 64330 52830

24 26000 66260 54760

25 26780 68250 56750

26 27590 70300 58800

27 28420 72410 60910

28 29280 74590 63090

29 30160 76830 65330

30 31070 79140 67640

31 32010 81520 70020

32 32970 83970 72470

33 33960 86490 74990

34 34980 89090 77590

35 36030 91770 80270

36 37110 94530 83030

37 38230 97370 85870

38 39380


93

Table No- 6.8.21

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 12000-40000

Revised P.B.

30000 – 110000

Grade Pay 5400

Grade Pay 12700


A B C D

1 17400 42700 30000

2 17930 43990 31290

3 18470 45310 32610

4 19030 46670 33970

5 19600 48070 35370

6 20190 49520 36820

7 20800 51010 38310

8 21430 52540 39840

9 22080 54120 41420

10 22750 55750 43050

11 23440 57430 44730

12 24150 59160 46460

13 24880 60940 48240

14 25630 62770 50070

15 26400 64660 51960

16 27200 66600 53900

17 28020 68600 55900

18 28860 70660 57960

19 29730 72780 60080

20 30630 74970 62270

21 31550 77220 64520

22 32500 79540 66840

23 33480 81930 69230

24 34490 84390 71690

25 35530 86930 74230

26 36600 89540 76840

27 37700 92230 79530

28 38840 95000 82300

29 40010 97850 85150

30 41210 100790 88090

31 42450 103820 91120

32 43730 106940 94240

33 45050 110150 97450

34

113460 100760

35

116870 104170

36

120380 107680


94

Table No- 6.8.22

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 12000-40000

Revised P.B.

30000 – 110000

Grade Pay 5900

Grade Pay 13300


A B C D

1 17900 43300 30000

2 18440 44600 31300

3 19000 45940 32640

4 19570 47320 34020

5 20160 48740 35440

6 20770 50210 36910

7 21400 51720 38420

8 22050 53280 39980

9 22720 54880 41580

10 23410 56530 43230

11 24120 58230 44930

12 24850 59980 46680

13 25600 61780 48480

14 26370 63640 50340

15 27170 65550 52250

16 27990 67520 54220

17 28830 69550 56250

18 29700 71640 58340

19 30600 73790 60490

20 31520 76010 62710

21 32470 78290 64990

22 33450 80640 67340

23 34460 83060 69760

24 35500 85560 72260

25 36570 88130 74830

26 37670 90780 77480

27 38800 93510 80210

28 39970 96320 83020

29 41170 99210 85910

30 42410 102190 88890

31 43690 105260 91960

32 45000 108420 95120

33

111680 98380

34

115030 101730

35

118480 105180

36

122040 108740


95

Table No- 6.8.23

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 12000-40000

Revised P.B.

30000 – 110000

Grade Pay 6100

Grade Pay 13900


A B C D

1 18100 43900 30000

2 18650 45220 31320

3 19210 46580 32680

4 19790 47980 34080

5 20390 49420 35520

6 21010 50910 37010

7 21640 52440 38540

8 22290 54020 40120

9 22960 55640 41740

10 23650 57310 43410

11 24360 59030 45130

12 25090 60800 46900

13 25850 62630 48730

14 26630 64510 50610

15 27430 66450 52550

16 28260 68450 54550

17 29110 70510 56610

18 29990 72630 58730

19 30890 74810 60910

20 31820 77060 63160

21 32780 79380 65480

22 33770 81770 67870

23 34790 84230 70330

24 35840 86760 72860

25 36920 89370 75470

26 38030 92060 78160

27 39170 94830 80930

28 40350 97680 83780

29 41560 100610 86710

30 42810 103630 89730

31 44100 106740 92840

32 45430 109950 96050

33

113250 99350

34

116650 102750

35

120150 106250

36

123760 109860


96

Table No- 6.8.24

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 12000-40000

Revised P.B.

30000 – 110000

Grade Pay 6300

Grade Pay 14500


A B C D

1 18300 44500 30000

2 18850 45840 31340

3 19420 47220 32720

4 20010 48640 34140

5 20610 50100 35600

6 21230 51610 37110

7 21870 53160 38660

8 22530 54760 40260

9 23210 56410 41910

10 23910 58110 43610

11 24630 59860 45360

12 25370 61660 47160

13 26140 63510 49010

14 26930 65420 50920

15 27740 67390 52890

16 28580 69420 54920

17 29440 71510 57010

18 30330 73660 59160

19 31240 75870 61370

20 32180 78150 63650

21 33150 80500 66000

22 34150 82920 68420

23 35180 85410 70910

24 36240 87980 73480

25 37330 90620 76120

26 38450 93340 78840

27 39610 96140 81640

28 40800 99030 84530

29 42030 102000 87500

30 43290 105060 90560

31 44590 108220 93720

32 45930 111470 96970

33

114820 100320

34

118270 103770

35

121820 107320


97

Table No- 6.8.25

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 12000-40000

Revised P.B.

30000 – 110000

Grade Pay 6400

Grade Pay 15100


A B C D

1 18400 45100 30000

2 18960 46460 31360

3 19530 47860 32760

4 20120 49300 34200

5 20730 50780 35680

6 21360 52310 37210

7 22000 53880 38780

8 22660 55500 40400

9 23340 57170 42070

10 24040 58890 43790

11 24770 60660 45560

12 25520 62480 47380

13 26290 64360 49260

14 27080 66290 51190

15 27900 68280 53180

16 28740 70330 55230

17 29610 72440 57340

18 30500 74620 59520

19 31420 76860 61760

20 32370 79170 64070

21 33350 81550 66450

22 34350 84000 68900

23 35380 86520 71420

24 36450 89120 74020

25 37550 91800 76700

26 38680 94560 79460

27 39840 97400 82300

28 41040 100330 85230

29 42280 103340 88240

30 43550 106440 91340

31 44860 109640 94540

32 46210 112930 97830

33

116320 101220

34

119810 104710

35

123410 108310


98

Table No- 6.8.26

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 12000-40000

Revised P.B.

30000 – 110000

Grade Pay 6600

Grade Pay 15700


A B C D

1 18600 45700 30000

2 19160 47080 31380

3 19740 48500 32800

4 20340 49960 34260

5 20950 51460 35760

6 21580 53010 37310

7 22230 54600 38900

8 22900 56240 40540

9 23590 57930 42230

10 24300 59670 43970

11 25030 61460 45760

12 25780 63310 47610

13 26560 65210 49510

14 27360 67170 51470

15 28180 69190 53490

16 29030 71270 55570

17 29900 73410 57710

18 30800 75620 59920

19 31730 77890 62190

20 32690 80230 64530

21 33670 82640 66940

22 34680 85120 69420

23 35720 87680 71980

24 36800 90310 74610

25 37910 93020 77320

26 39050 95810 80110

27 40230 98690 82990

28 41440 101650 85950

29 42690 104700 89000

30 43970 107850 92150

31 45290 111090 95390

32

114430 98730

33

117870 102170

34

121410 105710

35

125060 109360


99

Table No- 6.8.27

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 12000-40000

Revised P.B.

30000 – 110000

Grade Pay 7200

Grade Pay 16300


A B C D

1 19200 46300 30000

2 19780 47690 31390

3 20380 49120 32820

4 21000 50600 34300

5 21630 52120 35820

6 22280 53690 37390

7 22950 55300 39000

8 23640 56960 40660

9 24350 58670 42370

10 25080 60430 44130

11 25840 62250 45950

12 26620 64120 47820

13 27420 66050 49750

14 28250 68040 51740

15 29100 70090 53790

16 29980 72200 55900

17 30880 74370 58070

18 31810 76610 60310

19 32770 78910 62610

20 33760 81280 64980

21 34780 83720 67420

22 35830 86240 69940

23 36910 88830 72530

24 38020 91500 75200

25 39160 94250 77950

26 40340 97080 80780

27 41550 100000 83700

28 42800 103000 86700

29 44090 106090 89790

30 45420 109280 92980

31 46790 112560 96260

32

115940 99640

33

119420 103120

34

123010 106710


100

Table No- 6.8.28

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 12000-40000

Revised P.B.

30000 – 110000

Grade Pay 7400

Grade Pay 16900


A B C D

1 19400 46900 30000

2 19990 48310 31410

3 20590 49760 32860

4 21210 51260 34360

5 21850 52800 35900

6 22510 54390 37490

7 23190 56030 39130

8 23890 57710 40810

9 24610 59450 42550

10 25350 61240 44340

11 26110 63080 46180

12 26900 64980 48080

13 27710 66930 50030

14 28550 68940 52040

15 29410 71010 54110

16 30300 73140 56240

17 31210 75340 58440

18 32150 77600 60700

19 33120 79930 63030

20 34120 82330 65430

21 35150 84800 67900

22 36210 87350 70450

23 37300 89970 73070

24 38420 92670 75770

25 39580 95450 78550

26 40770 98320 81420

27 42000 101270 84370

28 43260 104310 87410

29 44560 107440 90540

30 45900 110670 93770

31 47280 113990 97090

32

117410 100510

33

120940 104040

34

124570 107670


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Table No- 6.8.29

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 12000-40000

Revised P.B.

30000 – 110000

Grade Pay 7600

Grade Pay 17500


A B C D

1 19600 47500 30000

2 20190 48930 31430

3 20800 50400 32900

4 21430 51920 34420

5 22080 53480 35980

6 22750 55090 37590

7 23440 56750 39250

8 24150 58460 40960

9 24880 60220 42720

10 25630 62030 44530

11 26400 63890 46390

12 27200 65810 48310

13 28020 67790 50290

14 28860 69830 52330

15 29730 71930 54430

16 30630 74090 56590

17 31550 76320 58820

18 32500 78610 61110

19 33480 80970 63470

20 34490 83400 65900

21 35530 85910 68410

22 36600 88490 70990

23 37700 91150 73650

24 38840 93890 76390

25 40010 96710 79210

26 41210 99620 82120

27 42450 102610 85110

28 43730 105690 88190

29 45050 108860 91360

30 46410 112130 94630

31

115500 98000

32

118970 101470

33

122540 105040

34

126220 108720


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Table No- 6.8.31

Table No- 6.8.30

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment

ROP 2010

PB 26000-45000

Revised P.B.

65000-112000

Grade Pay 8700

Grade Pay 18500


A B C D

1 34700 83500 65000

2 35750 86010 67510

3 36830 88590 70090

4 37940 91250 72750

5 39080 93990 75490

6 40260 96810 78310

7 41470 99720 81220

8 42720 102720 84220

9 44010 105810 87310

10 45330 108990 90490

11 46690 112260 93760

12 48090 115630 97130

13 49540 119100 100600

14 51030 122680 104180

15 52560 126360 107860

16 130150 111650

Stage of Pay

after 3%

Increment*

ROP 2010

Fixed Pay 55000

Revised

Fixed Pay 133000


A B C D

1 55000 133000 133000


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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPECIFIC SERVICES

1. Taking note of the recommendations made by the Assam Pay Commission-2008 regarding

improvement in Assam Civil Service in para 7.15 to 7.32 of its report, this Commission has given

a serious consideration to the issue of reorganization of a selected services which it considers vital

for economic growth and has decided to make specific recommendations for such services. These

services include the Assam Civil Service, Assam Police service, State Health Service and

Education Services which are discussed hereunder.

Assam Civil Service:

1.1 Assam Pay Commission-2008 dealt with the subject of improving the Assam Civil Service in

detail. Its report mentioned that “the Assam Civil Service is the premier Civil Service and it

contributed significantly to establish an effective administration in the State. ACS officers occupy

the posts at the cutting edge level and also play crucial role in policy formulation and

implementation. But over a period of time the stature, dignity and leading role of the service has

been diluted. It is felt that it is important to address the situation in a forward looking manner and

ensure that the State and the people get the benefit of the premier generalist service which is a

sine qua non for growth and development of the State and suggested a new Civil Service viz.

Assam Administrative Service.” They furnished a concept note which is enclosed as Annexure-

7.1..

1.2 Further the APC-2008 recommended the following:-

“In view of the nature of service and premier status of ACS, the pay in the running pay band PB 4

for ACS Junior Grade at the entry level will start from Rs.12500 with the Grade Pay of Rs.5400.

Similarly, the revised pay in the running Pay band PB 4 for ACS Junior Grade shall be fixed at

Rs.12500 instead of Rs.12000 in the fitment table-21. The Ad hoc fitment benefit as per 2.1.8 (iv)

shall be given thereafter to remove the bunching if any.”

1.3 Assam Civil Service (ACS) Officers‘ Association in their memorandum submitted to the

Commission stated several reasons for the need and the claim for premiere status for the service

and suggested various measures to improve the recruitment process and quality of the service

through training at various stages. On the other hand, during the discussion, some other

associations informed the Commission about their grievance against the grant of additional

benefit of Rs.500 to the ACS officers by the Sixth Pay Commission and demanded parity in status

with the ACS.

1.4 The Commission therefore decided to examine this issue in detail. It felt that the role of ACS

officers in State administration is akin to the IAS at the national level and as such it was decided

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to examine the background of such issues in respect of All India Services. It was observed that the

Indian Administrative Service have traditionally enjoyed an edge vis-à-vis other All India

Services and Central Services right from the time of First CPC. On the other hand, the demand

from various other services for removal of this conventional edge in pay and promotion has been

made since the time of Second CPC but the edge has continued. The argument for continuing this

edge has been that the role of IAS is still very important in the overall scheme of Governance and

their multifunctional and integrating role in the administrative framework is of essence. The Third

CPC felt that there is a case for the generalist service taking on the role of innovator and

improviser in spheres where the specialist services have yet to be constituted and therefore the

edge must continue. The Fourth and the Fifth CPC maintained this edge and suggested that the

officers of Central Services are confined to a single department unlike the IAS officers who can

be posted to various departments. The Sixth CPC felt that the role of IAS is very important in the

overall scheme of governance and therefore the edge must be maintained. It, accordingly

recommended slightly higher grade pay for the IAS at three levels.

1.5 It is observed that the matter regarding the quality between various services flowing from a

common recruitment examination was considered by the Hon‘ble Supreme Court of India in

Mohan Kumar Singhania & others –Vs- Union of India & others. The judgment delivered in the

case on 13th September, 1991 held that the selection for IAS, IFS, IPS, Group A Services and

Group D services are made by a combined competitive examination and Viva Voce test. There

cannot be any dispute that each service is a distinct and separate cadre, having its separate field of

operation, with different status, prospects, pay scales, the nature of duties, the responsibilities to

the post and condition of service etc. Therefore, once a candidate is selected and appointed to a

particular cadre he cannot be allowed to say that he is at par with the others on the ground that all

of them appeared and were selected by a combined competitive examination and viva voce test

and that the qualifications prescribed are comparable.

1.6 In the light of this position, the Commission feels that the Assam Civil Service officers who play

an important role in the civil administration of the State and gradually reach up to policy making

positions, do have a justification in claiming the premiere status. The recommendation of the

Assam Pay Commission-2008 quoted above, therefore appears to be in the right direction and

needs to be followed up further.

Assam Police Service:

1.7 With the same logic and argument as above, this Commission feels that the Assam Police Service

should be given due importance in the matter of status. The stand taken by the Central Pay

Commissions over last several years needs to be accepted as a principle to decide the status of

civil and police services of State. The submissions made before the Commission by various

associations belonging to police service have raised some very valid points in support of the

demand for better pay. One of them relates to the duty hours which are absolutely unrestricted.

The other one relates to the hazards in discharge of their duty which existed earlier in ordinary

situations and has increased of late due to extremist activities and growing public disorder. The

Commission therefore feels that a separate status should be accorded to the Assam Police Service

in consonance with the policy followed by 7th CPC.


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Assam Health Service:

1.8 The Commission considered the question of status for other services dealing with the development

matters of the State. In the overall strategy of development health and education sectors are

considered to be of vital importance. The Commission was informed about the problems of the

health services in the State by various associations of medical and para-medical services. In

particular, the Assam Medical Service Association (AMSA) has pointed out a very significant

issue relating to non-availability of doctors for the State Health Service. According to them the

new graduates are attracted more towards the medical college services as it provides higher pay

and comparatively much comfortable working conditions. The PG degree holders, for obvious

reasons, get less job satisfaction in the State Health service than the service in Medical Colleges.

The increasing number of private hospitals and nursing homes are attracting the new graduates as

they offer working opportunities in towns and cities with higher pay and no restriction on private

practice. All these factors, cumulatively, have resulted into a situation leading to a disturbing

dearth of doctors in the Primary Health Services forcing the patients to visit district hospitals or

the Medical Colleges. This is a undesirable situation and requires attention to reduce the patient

burden on Secondary and tertiary health institutions. Accordingly, the Commission considered

measures to remedy this situation.

Services under Education sector

1.9 During the hearings various associations belonging to educational services have also highlighted

the problems of promotions, low salary for the teachers working in institutions having classes up

to XII. The Commission in this connection observed that whereas the working conditions of

degree colleges and universities have improved substantially after the implementation of UGC

scales, the situation in lower classes remains unsatisfactory. The Commission is of the view that

unless the education at primary and secondary level is improved, the contribution of the

universities and colleges in producing better educated young men and women will continue to be

constrained. As a result a need is felt for improving this system but for want of sufficient

information the Commission is not in a position to make any recommendation except that the

department of education should examine these issues and take decision carefully but early.

2.1 Recommendations for ACS

(i) Nomenclature: - The service may be renamed as Assam Administrative Service as

recommended by Assam Pay Commission-2008.

(ii) Recruitment: - The recruitment to the service should be made through the Combined

Competitive Examination held by APSC. Appropriate planning should be done to conduct

examination every year at a fixed time to avoid oversize batches and consequent stagnation

problem. The scheme of examination should include one additional paper covering the subject

of history and culture of Assam, governance, constitution, polity, ethics, integrity and

aptitude.

(iii) Training: - Appropriate programme should be designed for in-service training before the

officers of a batch are promoted to the next higher level. The training should be designed

keeping in mind the requirement of the future job responsibility.


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(iv) Pay structure: - Fixed time scales as suggested below be given to the officers up to the rank

of Selection Grade notwithstanding the availability of vacancy –

Promotion to the Secretary level in PB-5, GP-18500 (Pre-revised 8700) and Commissioner

level with fixed Pay Rs.1,30,000 (pre-revised Rs.55,000) shall be considered on vacancy

basis.

(v) Promotion: -The grade pay at each level up to selection grade shall be allowed on completion

of the period indicated in column 2 of the pay structure and shall be denied only in case there

is a DP or criminal case against the officer and in such cases of denial the final decision in the

DP/criminal case shall govern the grant of higher grade pay as per the rules framed by the

Government.

(vi) Posting & Transfer: All officers shall be posted for a reasonably long and fixed tenure in

Hill and Remote Areas and refusal to work in such areas shall be treated as a reason to hold

up upward movement as suggested at (iv) above. Such postings shall be at least twice in first

18 years of service for each officer. After the completion of the fixed term, officer must be

taken out compulsorily from such area and posted elsewhere.

2.2 Recommendations for APS

(i) Nomenclature, recruitment and training may continue as at present.

(ii) Pay structure: - Fixed time scales as suggested below be given to the officers up to the rank

of Selection Grade notwithstanding the availability of vacancy –

Pay Band Years of service to be completed Grade Pay Designation

Modified PB-4

30,000-1,10,000

(Pre-Rev.12000 –

40000)

6 years from the date of joining Rs.12700

(Pre-Rev.

Rs.5400)

Junior Grade II

6 years in the junior grade Rs.14500

(Pre-Rev.

Rs.6300)

Junior Grade I

6 years in senior grade-II Rs.15700

(Pre-Rev.

Rs.6600)

Senior Grade II

7 years in senior grade-I Rs.16300

(Pre-Rev.

Rs.7200)

Senior Grade I

Pay Band Years of service to be

completed

Grade Pay Designation

PB-4

Rs.30000-

1,10,000

(Pre-Rev.12000 -

40000

6 years from the date of joining Rs.13300

(Pre-Rev.Rs.5900)

Junior Grade


(Pre-Rev.Rs.6400)

Senior Grade II


(Pre-Rev.Rs.7400

Senior Grade I

7 years in senior grade-I Rs.17500 (Pre-Rev.

Rs.7600)

Selection Grade


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(iii) Promotion: -The grade pay at each level up to senior grade-I shall be allowed on completion

of the period indicated in column 2 of the pay structure and shall be denied only in case there

is a DP or criminal case against the officer and in such cases of denial the final decision in the

DP/criminal case shall govern the grant of higher grade pay as per the rules framed by the

Government.

(iv) Posting & Transfers- Postings in Hill and Remote Areas shall be made as suggested for

ACS officers in Para 2.1

2.3 Recommendations for State Health Service.

(i) Nomenclature and recruitment may continue as at present.

(ii) Training – Training of officers in medical disciplines should be decided as per the

requirement of the job before the elevation to the next rank. In addition, once an officer has

completed 10 years of service and is likely to enter the senior grade-II level, option should be

obtained if he wants to work in the clinical side or the administrative stream of the service.

For those who opt for administrative stream, a suitable course tailored for the administrative

requirement of the next six years service in senior grade-II should be organized for their

training. Similarly before an officer is due to enter senior grade-I level he should be asked

options once again for joining the administrative stream or the clinical stream and a suitable

course for future administrative job requirement be offered to him.

(iii) Pay structure – Fixed Time Scale be given to the officers of Health Service as shown

below:--

Pay Band Years of service to be completed Grade Pay Designation

PB-4

30,000-1,10,000

(Pre-Rev.12000

– 40000)

6 years from the date of joining Rs. 12700

(Pre-Rev. Rs.5400)

Junior Grade II


(Pre-Rev. Rs.5900)

Junior Grade I


(Pre-Rev.

Rs.6100)

Senior Grade II

7 years in senior grade-I Rs.15100

(Pre-Rev.Rs.6400)

Senior Grade I

Promotion to the level of Joint Director in PB-4 with GP Rs.15,700 (Pre-revised 6600),

Additional Director level in PB-4 with GP Rs.16900 (Pre-revised Rs.7400) and Director level

Rs.17500 (Pre-revised Rs.7,600) shall be considered on vacancy basis.

(iv) At the time of initial appointment a Doctor having only MBBS degree shall enter at Junior

Grade-II level while a Doctor having PG degree shall enter at Junior Grade-I level.

(v) Posting & Transfer- As suggested for ACS officers in Para 2.1, posting of officers in each

grade shall be made in Hill and Remote Areas.

(vi) Reorganization:

The recommendations regarding pay structure is expected to make the health service more

attractive and it can be hoped that it will improve the situation of non availability of doctors to

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It is recommended that the entire system should be divided in three categories and the

services to be provided by each category be defined and managed by officers in the following

manner:-

Category 1 – It should consist of Dispensaries and institutions below it including Sub-Centres

and should be manned by Rural Health Practitioners with diploma qualifications. The services

to be provided by these institutions should be limited according to the competence of

Diploma Holders.

Category-2 – It should consist of institutions above the dispensaries and below the FRUs and

should be manned by MBBS degree holders. The services provided by these institutions

should be all inclusive, limited by the available facilities and include referrals to appropriate

higher institutions.

Category 3 – It should consist of institution of FRU, Sub-Divisional/District Civil Hospitals

and other Specialized Hospitals below the Medical College Hospitals and should be manned

by MBBS/PG holder doctors. The services provided by these institutions should be all

inclusive and limited by available facilities. It should also include referrals to Medical College

Hospitals.


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Annexure 7.1

CONCEPT NOTE ON ASSAM ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

Rationale behind creation of a new Premier Service

1. One of the attributes of a Premier Service is that it is a service which attracts the brightest youth

of the State, who are highly motivated and oriented towards making contribution to society. Another

attribute of a premier State Civil Service, in the Indian administrative context, is how long it takes for

members of such a service to be considered for induction into the AIS. During this period, members

of the State Premier Service have to be trained suitably and their service path chalked out to prepare

them for discharging duties appropriate to higher echelons.

2. The proposal for the AAS is formulated in the background of the reported current thinking in

Government about creation of some new services such as Revenue Service and Rural Service. This

proposal for AAS fits in with this line of thinking. It is presumed that when the Revenue Service and

Rural Service are formed, the future of ACS will be reviewed. The formation of these services and

AAS,when decided will have to necessarily imply putting an end to the ACS as it is at present. Once

that decision is firmed up, it will mean that no further recruitment to ACS should take place.

3. Stagnation has been a very big problem of the ACS. ACS officers have to stagnate at junior level

posts like Circle Officers, EACs etc. for 10 to 15 years. This has understandably led to demoralisation

amongst members of the recent batches of ACS as their batch mates in other services have been

promoted to higher posts even though ACS was the first preference of majority of the top rankers in

the combined examination conducted for recruitment to ACS and other services. AAS would ensure

fast track promotions in contrast.

4. The ratio between IAS and ACS officers in the state stands at about 1:6 which is possibly one of

the highest in the country. It has also led to deterioration in the prestige, service conditions and

promotion prospects of the ACS. In many other states like Tamilnadu, Kerala etc. the state civil

service officers get inducted into the IAS in 8 to 10 years because of the intake is small in each batch

and there is regular recruitment. It is observed that in Assam it takes anything from 20 years to 25

years for an ACS officer to be considered for IAS. Smaller cadre strength of AAS would lead to

induction of the qualified AAS officers into IAS within a reasonable period which hopefully may be

as low as 10 to 12 years of

service.

5. The AAS officers should be asked to prove themselves in challenging assignments and in posts in

remote and backward districts of Assam, as the highest degree of dedication and professionalism

would be expected to be the hallmark of this new premier service.

6. Presently, many batches in ACS suffer from lack of training and reorientation. All officers of AAS

would be given intensive training for 1 year on the lines of IAS training as it would be easier to

properly train and motivate a small group of officers. Their performance in training would also

determine inter se seniority and future career prospects as happens in the case of IAS.


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7. Recruitment to AAS should be entrusted to an institution which has unquestionable reputation and

integrity and a rigorous selection process, as a part of which, interviews by top bureaucrats and

reputed personalities in the state should be provided for, to ensure entry of the best talent.

8. Thus this new superior civil service would be a premier service in true sense of the term and

would address most of the lacunae and anomalies in the current ACS. Proposed Modalities of initial

composition and further recruitment

Proposed modalities of initial composition and further requirement

9. The total cadre strength of newly created AAS shall be limited to around 180. This would ensure

efficient cadre management. In the new set up, AAS shall replace ACS as the premier service of the

state. The following ideas are put forward in respect of recruitment to AAS:

10. It is necessary that the position of the present batches of ACS officers who were considered the

premier service so far be given a reasonable degree of protection. It is therefore suggested that initial

recruitment to the AAS shall be from among ACS officers who are young enough to undergo

effective reorientation, subject to ensuring that the brightest officers in the ACS are inducted. The

following indicative process may be considered:

(i) First batch: There may be 30 recruits in the first year from ACS through a selection process of

internal departmental examination from the 1992, 1993 and 1995 batches of ACS.

(ii) Second batch: There may be 15 recruits in the second year through selection from the 1997 and

1999 batches of ACS.

(iii) Third batch: There may be 15 recruits in the third year though selection from the 2002 and 2004

batches of ACS.

(iv) Fourth batch: There may be 20 recruits from all ACS officers regardless of batches, within the

maximum age limit to provide an opportunity to those officers who might have missed the

opportunity earlier.

11. The batches of ACS up to 1986 are not being considered as the officers are already in the zone

of consideration for IAS or most of them are likely to be above the suggested upper age limit of 45

years. It has been observed that one of the problems in respect of the ACS has been that there has not

been regular annual recruitment with reasonably uniform batch sizes. Recruitment to the AAS must

necessarily be every year as in the case of that of the IAS, on a pre-fixed date every year and the batch

size shall be 10 every year.

12. The selection procedure would have two stages namely, written examination and interview.

Interview shall be conducted by eminent personalities and senior beauracrats. All ACS officers

between the age of minimum 30 years and maximum 45 years can appear for the internal

departmental examination for selection into AAS. Minimum 8 years of completed service in ACS

would be mandatory to appear for the internal examination for AAS to ensure due weightage for

experience.

13. After initial recruitment, the intake to AAS will be 10 annually and the recruitment shall be

done entirely through a rigorous process. At the cost of repetition, it is emphasized that recruitment

shall be by open competitive examination to be held by an institution of highest credibility to select

the brightest candidates. The age limit to appear for the exam shall be minimum 21 years and

maximum 29 years. The examination would be followed by interviews by experienced beauracrats


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and reputed experts. Recruitment to the AAS shall be done every year without fail as in the case of

Central Group A/ All India Services.

Service Conditions

14. The initial recruits from ACS shall undergo 6 months reorientation training on the lines of

Phase II and III of All India Services. The new direct recruits in AAS shall undergo intensive training

of one year in line with the training for IAS. Their performance in training would also determine inter

se seniority and future career prospects as in the case of IAS. The entry level salary for open market

recruits to AAS will be comparable with that of All India Services and they would continue to have an

edge in salary in recognition of its premier status Recruits from the ACS shall be suitably placed in a

pay band comparable to PB 3 of Central Government pay structure.

15. After initial training, the officers of the first 4 batches who have been recruited from ACS will

be directly given higher responsibilities. The direct recruits to AAS shall serve as EACs/ Circle

Officers for about two years and then would be given SDO (Sadar) or SDO posting for around 2 years

and thereafter would be made ADCs. However, AAS officers who are inducted from ACS should get

higher responsibilities as outlined above. Direct recruits may become DCs after 10 years of completed

service. Posts may be suitably encadered for AAS.

16. It is expected that officers in the AAS shall be inducted into IAS after 10-12 years of service

if not earlier. It is also expected that AAS shall become the principal feeder service for IAS. In the

interim period, as there will be those ACS officers who were beyond the age of 45 and could not

appear for AAS, both AAS and ACS will be feeders to the IAS. Only such officers of the ACS who

could not be considered for the AAS due to higher age, will constitute the small group of ACS

officers eligible for consideration for the IAS along with the AAS officers. After the consideration of

these officers of ACS cadre is over, AAS will be the sole feeder service to IAS. In the interim period,

induction into IAS may take place from AAS, ACS and non ACS officers with respective quota of

60%, 25% and not more than 15%. Once the consideration of those ACS officers who could not be

considered for the AAS due to age factor is over, the AAS may be considered for 85% of the

vacancies for induction into IAS.

17. It may be borne in mind that creation of AAS is primarily for better administration and not to be

viewed only as a panacea for solving existing problems of ACS. Incidentally, recruitment of 80

officers from ACS into AAS would help in reducing the existing stagnation to considerable extent.

Secondly, it would also provide a golden opportunity for best performers in ACS, apart from the

brightest youth of the state to secure an avenue for fast track promotions and better career prospects.

The Commission sincerely hopes that creation of AAS would bring about much needed reform in the

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PAY STRUCTURE FOR AUTONOMOUS BODIES

1. The Commission received representations from the following organizations regarding revised pay

structure:-

(a) All Assam Judicial Employees Association.

(b) Assam Science & Technology Employees Association and President, SSU of Health Science

Employees Association.

(c) Cotton College Employees Association.

(d) Employees of Jyoti Chitrabon Society and Assam Khadi Board Workers Union.

2. The Commission considered these petitions and held discussions with the concerned members of

the Association. The position revealed is as follows:-

2.1 (a) All Assam Judicial Employees Association informed the Commission that on last occasion

the pay structure for the judicial employees was fixed on the basis of the recommendation of

Justice Shetty Commission. The Notification dated 2nd

June, 2015 for constitution of 7th Assam

Pay & Productivity Pay Commission has specifically excluded the cases of judicial service

officers drawing pay scales as per recommendations of the Shetty Commission from the purview

of the 7th APPPC. However the case of judicial employees is not referred in this notification and it

is also not clear whether another Commission would be set up for deciding the pay structure of

judicial employees in Assam. In view of this position, the members of the association agreed that

they would make a formal resolution requesting the 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay

Commission to consider their case for revision of pay. They have submitted the extract of the

resolution dated 15.6.2016 adopted by the All Assam Judicial Employees Association which are

quoted as below-

Resolution No.1:- The members of the All Assam Judicial Employees Association unanimously

decided that the Revision of Pay of the subordinate court staffs may be revised over the existing

scale of pay of enhanced rate recommended by the Justice Shetty Commission in the 7th Assam

Pay & Productivity Pay Commission.

Resolution No.2: – It is therefore, resolved in the meeting that we may lay our prayer before the

Hon‘ble Chairman, 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission kindly to clamor for higher

emoluments for staffs of the Subordinate Judiciary in Assam compared to our counterparts as per

Justice Shetty Commissions recommendations.

Resolution No.3:- It is also resolved that the Hon‘ble Chairman, 7th Assam Pay & Productivity

Pay Commission may also be kind enough to consider the matter of the initial pay structure of the

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ministerial staffs of the subordinate judiciary of Assam having recruited in the minimum

qualification of graduation may be initiated with graduate pay scale.

Resolution No.4 :- It is also resolved that the law graduate staffs of the subordinate judiciary of

Assam may be allowed 3 (three) advance increments for bearing higher responsibility. Further, it

is resolved that the employees working in the Sub-Divisions , specially UDA in the capacity of

Head Assistant , may be allowed special pay for higher responsibilities bounded by them.

Resolution No.5 :- It is also resolved that General Secretary, All Assam Judicial Employees will

communicate a copy of the above resolution to the Hon‘ble Chairman, 7th Assam Pay &

Productivity Pay Commission for favour of kind perusal and consideration.

A copy of the letter No.AAJEA 1/2016/17 dated 15.6.2016 from the All Assam Judicial

Employees Association is enclosed as Annexure-8.1.

(b) In view of the above said resolution, Commission recommends that the revised pay for

the members of non-judicial service shall be fixed in the same manner as is fixed for

the State Government employees and for this purpose, the fixation formula

recommended by the Commission and the pre-revised GP allowed by the Government,

shall be taken into account. The Commission is unable to give any different

consideration to this category of employees.

2.2 (a) SSU Health Science Employees Association informed that the pay scales recommended by

the Common Pay Committee for the Universities are not applicable to them and therefore

suggested that the Commission may recommend suitable pay structure for them.

(b) Assam Science & Technology University sought to include the University under the

Common Pay Committee. Copy of this letter dated 5th April, 2016 is enclosed as Annexure-

8.3 of this Chapter.

(c) The Commission has considered the matter relating to the employees of these two Universities.

It is observed that their cases are not referred to the Commission by the Government

notification. The Common Pay Committee for Gauhati University, Assam Agriculture

University and Dibrugarh University was constituted by the Chancellor of these Universities

vide Notification No.GSA.12/2008/10 dated 09.03.2010. Thus this Commission has no

jurisdiction to include the name of any University in the Common Pay Committee and

therefore is constrained to make any recommendation except that the respective

Universities should prepare their proposals for revision of pay etc. and submit the same

to the Chancellor of the respective university for decision.

2.3 (a) General Secretary of Cotton College Employees Association has requested the Commission to

provide pay scales for the Grade-III and Grade-IV employees belonging to this association at

par with the employees of Assam Sachivalaya.

(b) The Commission has examined the demand of the Cotton College employees and noted that

the Cotton College has become a University and it is not clear if the members of the

association are part of the University establishment or belong to the establishment of the

Cotton College comprising of Higher Secondary classes. In case of the employees who are

not under the University, the Commission is of the view that the prevailing practice of


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providing them the district level pay scales should continue and there is no justification

for giving them the pay scales of Assam Sachivalaya level.

2.4 (a) The Governing Body of the Jyoti Chitrabon Society held a meeting on 24.12.2014 and

prepared a proposal for enhancement of retirement benefits. This proposal was submitted to

the Government whereupon they were advised to place the matter before the 7th Assam Pay &

Productivity Pay Commission. General Secretary, Assam Khadi Board Workers Union

informed that the Government has delisted the Board from the purview of Public Enterprise

and submitted that their posts and revised pay scales should be included in the ROP.

(b) The Commissions is the view that both these organizations are not within its purview

and therefore no recommendations can be made in respect of their employees.


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Annexure 8.1

ALL ASSAM JUDICIAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

Recognised by Govt. of Assam

Central Office : Guwahati – 781001

C/O District Judge‘s Office, Guwahati

Regd. No. ABP/67/94/132 Dtd. 06/12/1994

President General Secretary

Alhoj Abdul Hoque Ananta Prasad

Cont.No. 9435313128 Cont. No.9859975900

Ref No. AAJEA 1/2016/17 Date – 15-06-2016

To

The Hon‘ble Chairman,

7th Assam Pay and Productivity Commission

Subject:- Submission of Copy of Resolution adopted on 15-06-2016 by the

All Assam Judicial Employees Association.

Sir,

I, on behalf of the All Assam Judicial Employees Association, have the honour to

submit herewith a Copy of resolution adopted on 15-06-2016 by the All Assam Judicial Employees

Association for favour of kind necessary action.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/- Illegible,

(General Secretary)

All Assam Judicial Employees Association


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ALL ASSAM JUDICIAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

Recognised by Govt. of Assam

Central Office : Guwahati – 781001

C/O District Judge‘s Office, Guwahati

Regd. No. ABP/67/94/132 Dtd. 06/12/1994

President General Secretary

Alhoj Abdul Hoque Ananta Prasad

Cont.No. 9435313128 Cont. No.9859975900

Ref No. ………………………………………. Date

…………………..

EXTRACT COPY OF RESOLUTION DATED 15-06-2016 ADOPTED BY THE

ALL ASSAM JUDICIAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.

R E S O L U T I O N

The Extra-ordinary General meeting of the members of the All Assam Judicial Employees Association Is held on

15-06-2016 and the following resolutions has been adopted:-

Resolution No.1 :- The members of the All Assam Judicial Employees Association unanimously decided that the Revision

of Pay of the Sub-ordinate court staff‘s may be revised over the existing scale of pay of enhanced rate Recommended by the

Justice Shetty Commission in the 7th Assam Pay and Productivity Commission.

Resolution No.2 :- It is therefore, resolved in the meeting that we may lay our prayer before the Hon‘ble Chairman, 7th

Assam Pay and Productivity Commission kindly to clamor for higher emoluments for staffs of the Sub-ordinate Judiciary in

Assam compare to our counterparts as per justice Shetty Commissions recommendations.

Resolution No.3 :- It is also resolved that the Hon‘ble Chairman, 7th Assam Pay and Productivity Commission may also

kind enough to consider the matter of the initial pay structure of the ministerial staffs of the Sub-ordinate Judiciary of

Assam having recruited in the minimum qualification of Graduation may be initiated with Graduate Pay

Scale.

Resolution No.4 :- It is also resolved that the law graduate staffs of the sub-ordinate Judiciary of Assam may be allowed

3(Three) advance increments for bearing higher responsibility. Further, it is resolved that the employee working in the Sub-

Division specially U.D.A. in the capacity of Head Asstt. may be allowed Special Pay for higher responsibilities bounded by

them.

Resolution No.5 :- It is also resolved that General Secretary, All Assam Judicial Employees will communicate a copy

of the above resolution to the Hon‘ble Chairman, 7th Assam Pay and Productivity Commission for favour of kind perusal and

consideration.

Sd/- Abdul Hoque

Principal


Copy of the Resolution forwarded to:-

1) The Hon‘ble Chairman, 7th Assam Pay and Productivity Commission for favour of kind information and necessary

action.

Sd/- Illegible,

General Secretary



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Annexure 8.2

ASSAM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

(A State University of Government of Assam constituted by ‖ Assam Science and Technology University Act, 2009‖)

Tetalia Road, Jalukbari, Guwahati – 781013

No. ASTU/ESTT/HRM/68/2014/Vol-II/ Dated Guwahati, the 05th April,2016

To The Principal Secretary

Education Department,

Govt. of Assam

Dispur, Guwahato-06

From Dr. P.K. Goswami

Vice Chancellor

Assam Science & Technology University,

Guwahati.

Ref: i. This office letter No.ASTU/ESTT/HRM/68/2014/6660 Dated Guwahati, the 29th May, 2015

ii. This office letter No.ASTU/ESTT/HRM/68/2014/10073 Dated Guwahati, the 23rd December, 2015

Sub: Inclusion of Assam Science and Technology University in CPC (Common Pay Committee) for the

determination

and fixation of pay of Grade ―C & D‖ of Non Teaching staff of the State Universities of Assam under proposed

―7th Pay Scale Commission‖.

Sir,

I take this opportunity to inform you that Assam Science and Technology University is a State University constituted

by ― Assam Science and Technology University Act, 2009‖, under Higher Education Department, Govt. of Assam and it is

functioning from its permanent campus at Tetelia Road, Jalukbari, Guwahati-781013. I am pleased to inform you that the

Govt. of Assam created and sanctioned 8(eight) and 17(seventeen) number of post under different level vide Govt. of Assam

Letter No. ATE.191/2011/11 dated 29/02/2011/11 dated 29/02/2012 and ATE.191/2011/18 dated 18/08/2012 respectively. In

this reference, I would like to inform you that the pay scale of ―C & D‖ Grade employees of this University are not

comparable with the pay scales recommended by the Common Pay committee 2010 for Non-Teaching Staff of State

Universities of Assam (Gauhati University, Assam Agricultural University, Dibrugarh University, Krishna Kanta Handiqui

State Open University, Bodoland University).

I therefore request you kindly to include the name of Assam Science and Technology University under Common

Pay Committee (CPC) for the proposed 7th Pay Scale Commission and request you kindly to allow this University to

implement the pay scale with retrospective effect.

Thanking you,

Sd/-

( P.K. Goswami)

No.ASTU/ESTT/HRM/68/2014/Vol-II/99-105 Dated Guwahati, the 05 th Aapril,2016

Copy to:-

1. The Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Dispur, Guwahati-06.

2. The Director of Technical Education, Govt. of Assam, Kahilipara, Guwahati-19.

3. Sri P.P. Verma, Chairman, Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati-06.

4. The Joint Secretary, Education (Technical), Govt. of Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.

5. The Registrar, Assam Science and Technology University, Guwahati.

6. The Finance and Accounts Officer, Assam Science and Technology University, Guwahati.

7. Office Files, Assam Science and Technology University, Guwahati.

Sd/- Illegible,

( P.K. Goswami)


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MODIFIED ASSURED

CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME

1. Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS):

Government of Assam introduced the Assured Career Progression Scheme (ACPS) vide

Notification No.FPC.109/2010/42 dated 25/5/2011. This scheme came into effect from 1st

January, 2011 and was in force for the last five years before this Commission was constituted.

Various employee associations have made representations before the Commission and put forth

several demands for change in this scheme. Some of the associations have pointed out the

difficulties in implementation of this scheme and have informed that many departments have been

insisting on application for grant of ACPS. The general view of the associations was that the

scheme needs major overhaul in matters of its procedures and also needs change in its content

particularly in the matter of frequency of the benefit. They demanded that the frequency of

financial benefit should be more than two times in the entire service span and it may be fixed at 3

or 4 benefits instead. Similar demands, it appears were made before the 7th CPC. Scheme of the

Central Government provides the benefit of financial upgradation at 3 stages viz. on completion

of 10 years, 20 years and 30 years of service. The 7th CPC examined the demands of Central

Government employees and decided that there is no justification for increasing the frequency

beyond the existing three.

1.1 In the light of the views expressed by various associations and the decision taken by the 7th CPC,

the 7th APPPC examined the ACPS notified on 25/5/2011 carefully and in depth. It was felt that

the procedures laid down in the scheme can be simplified to a large extent and the scheme can

be made easily understandable by the employees. The Commission also felt that two major

changes in this scheme need serious consideration namely – (i) increase in frequency to three

times in a service span of an employee; and (ii) replacing the change of GP as the mode of

benefit with grant of increment.

1.2 The Commission has drafted a MACPS which is recommended for replacing the earlier ACPS of

25/5/2011. This draft is enclosed at Annexure-9.1.

2. Issue of Promotion on Isolated Posts:

During the discussions with the associations the Commission was informed that a number of posts

are in existence in various departments which are commonly known as isolated posts. The isolated

post is one which belongs to a cadre having only one post which has no promotion prospects what

so ever. The Government servants holding such posts do suffer from the problem of stagnation and

from time to time their cases are referred to the Finance Department for upgradation of their posts

as a mitigating measure. Apart from this, the departments find it difficult to bring better qualified

persons for such posts. The Commission has considered this matter and felt that the problem of

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such posts is by and large same as that of other officers who do not get promotions inspite of the

provisions for such promotions in the service rules.

2.1 The Commission therefore recommends that all posts falling in this category shall be covered by

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Annexure-9.1

Modified Assured Career Progression (MACPS)

(A) Introduction:

(i) The scheme should be known as Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) for the

regular State Government employees and will exclude the ad-hoc employees, casual employees,

contractual employees, work charged employees, muster roll workers from its coverage.

(ii) The scheme will cover the regular employees drawing GP in PB-1, PB-2, PB-3 and PB-4

excluding the last GP of the PB-4.

(B) Salient Features of the Scheme:

(i) MACPS would include grant of financial upgradation three times in the entire service period viz.

on completion of 10 years, 20 years and 30 years to those employees who do not get one regular

promotion within the first 10 years or two regular promotions/ ACPS benefit within 20 years or three

promotions /ACPS benefit within the 30 years of regular service.

(ii) The MACPS will provide only financial upgradation and shall not entail any change in

designation, place and nature work and change in the seniority of the person concerned in the

gradation list.

(iii) The financial upgradation will involve grant of one increment in the PB of the employee without

changing its GP. In case any employee is drawing the highest amount of the PB, he would be granted

an increment and the PB for this purpose shall be deemed to have been extended to that extent.

(iv) The benefits under MACP should be granted on the following basis:-

Service length from date of joining No of promotion/ACPS

benefit/MACP benefit availed

Entitled benefit that can be

granted

10 years

A None

B One

1 increment

None

20 years

A None

B One

C Two

2 increments

1 increment

None

30 years

A None

B One

C Two

D Three

3 increments

2 increments

1 increment

None

Note-1: Date of effect for financial benefit shall be from 1.4.2017 as clarified in para (vii) below.

Note-2: Service length will also include period of previous service as per rule IX, X & XI.

(v) There will be no reservation or roster to be followed in implementing the MACPS.

(vi) If an employee is holding a higher post as a temporary/adhoc arrangement, the same shall not be

considered as a promotion and the employee will be entitled to get the benefit of MACPS as per

details in para (iv).

(vii) The financial benefit of the scheme shall be given with effect from 1.4.2017 only, although the

services rendered by the employee before 1.4.2017 and promotions/ACPS benefit availed before


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1.4.2017 shall be taken into account for deciding and determining the extent of benefit under MACPS.

For example an employee who has joined regular service in 1995 and his case has been considered in

2016, the service for the purpose of MACPS shall be counted from 1995 and accordingly he will be

entitled for one promotion in 2006 and another in 2016. The first benefit under MACPS will in this

case start from 1.4.2017 only and not from earlier.

(viii) If the post of an employee has been upgraded at any stage of the service life, the same shall be

considered as a promotion for the purpose of deciding the benefit of MACPS. Similarly if an

employee decides to decline a promotion for any reason what-so-ever his case will not be considered

for the benefit under MACPS.

(ix) In case an employee is transferred from one department to other department in the same pay scale,

the services in the previous department and promotion availed during that period shall be counted for

deciding the benefit under MACPS. If an employee is transferred from one department to other

department to a post with higher pay scale, this will be treated as a promotion and the employee will

lose his claim of MACPS benefit.

(x) The past service rendered in public sector undertaking, under any other State public sector

undertaking, autonomous bodies, state level public enterprise or any other statutory body shall not be

counted for the purpose of MACPS.

(xi) If any employee is ordered by the Government for any reason what-so-ever to join at a lower post

either in the same department or in any other department, he shall be entitled to the benefit of MACPS

provided that such order is not issued as a consequence of a departmental proceedings resulting into

the reversion.

(xii) Financial and other benefits which are linked to the pay drawn shall be permitted on the basis

the pay fixed after the benefit of MACPS.

(xiii) Pay drawn in the PB and GP allowed under the MACPS shall be taken as the basis for

determining the terminal benefits for retiring employees.

(xiv) Normally the benefits under MACPS shall be applicable from the 1st day of January of the year

in which the Screening Committee has held the meeting and recommended the case. This would

imply that any employee who has completed 10/20/30 years of service in the previous year shall get

the benefit only from the 1st January of the year in which the Screening Committee meeting is held.

However if there is a DP or criminal proceeding against the employee, the benefit will be granted

provisionally from the same date as in normal case and subject to the condition as follows:-

(a) If there is any amount to be recovered as penalty, the recovery will be made as usual under

existing rules of the Government.

(b) If stoppage of increment is ordered as penalty, the date of effect of MACPS benefit will be

delayed by the number of years equal to the number of stopped increments and recovery for the

excess drawn will be made as usual.

(xv) If within a year after the date of grant of financial benefit under MACPS the employee becomes

eligible and is granted a promotion as per the service rules, the pay fixation for the said promotion

will be on the basis of the pay drawn by the employee before receipt of the MACPS benefit. However

if the said promotion is given after the expiry of one year from the date of the MACPS benefit, the

fixation for such promotion shall be done on the basis of the pay drawn after the MACPS benefit;


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Provided that if after the promotion the pay of the employee exceeds the pay of the senior, the

MACPS benefit will be withdrawn from the date of promotion and such withdrawn MACP benefit

shall not be counted for calculation of entitled benefit to be granted as per rule (iv).

(xvi) The employees who are on deputation and become due for consideration for benefit under

MACPS, their cases shall be considered as follows:-

(a) If the post of deputation carries the same pay scale as that of the post held by that employee before

the deputation, his case will be considered for MACPS benefit.

(b) If the pay drawn on deputation is more than the pay drawn by the employee before deputation, his

case will not be considered for MACPS benefit.

(c ) In any case the employee will be given an option to accept either the MACPS or the pay scale of

the deputation post and such option will be final.

(d) In case the employee prefers to avail MACPS benefit and borrowing agency is not willing to pay

the MACPS determined pay, the employee will be reverted to the parent department.

(xvii) For any interpretation or clarification or doubt regarding any provision of the scheme, the

Finance (PRU) Department of the Government of Assam shall be consulted.

(xviii) Copies of the orders granting MACPS benefits shall invariably be sent to the Finance (PRU)

Department.

(C) Procedure for grant of financial upgrdation benefit-

(i) Every department shall have a Screening Committee with the senior-most Secretary or any other

Secretary authorized by the Senior-most Secretary as Chairman. The Head of the Department under

the control of that Secretary and Financial Advisor of the department shall be the members of the

Committee and the Deputy Secretary of the department shall be the Member-Secretary of the

Committee.

(ii) The Committee, in the month of January every year, will consider all the cases of Government

servants who have completed 10 years of service/20 years of service/30 years of service in the

previous calendar year. The list of such Government servants will be prepared by the HODs in the

month of December of the previous year and submitted to the Secretary for holding the meeting of the

Screening Committee.

(iii) The Committee will verify the length of service as on 1st January of the year in which the

meeting is held and will verify if any DP/criminal case is contemplated or under process against the

Government servants under consideration. ACRs need not be considered for deciding the MACP

benefit.

(iv) All the cases where the Government servants have completed 10/20/30 years of service and have

no DP or criminal case against them, shall be short listed for MACP benefit.

(v) This list shall be submitted to the Minister in-charge of the department for approval to issue

necessary orders. The department will issue orders granting the benefit of financial upgradation with

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ALLOWANCES

1. Overview-

1.1 The terms of reference of the Commission include the following:

“To examine existing amenities and facilities etc. given to State Government employees such

as age of superannuation, death-cum-retirement benefits, special pay, compensatory allowance,

medical benefits, travelling allowance, daily allowance etc. and to make such recommendations as

are considered desirable and feasible”.

1.2 The Commission was informed that following allowances are being paid to Government servants

at present as per AS (ROP) Rules, 2010:-

1. Hill/Remote Area Allowance

2. Hazard Allowance

3. Fixed Travelling Allowance

4. Training Allowance

5. Special Teaching allowance

6. Technical Allowance.

7. Disability and Child Care Allowance.

8. Constant Attendance allowance.

9. Special Allowance.

10. Medical Allowance.

11. Floating Allowance (Inland Water Transport)

12. Rural Service Incentive (Health & FW Dept)

13. Kit Allowance, Messing and Dhobi Allowance (Health & FW Department)

14. Non Practicing Allowance. (Health & Family Welfare Department)

15. Ration Allowance ( Home Department)

16. Rifle Allowance ( Home Department)

17. Batta Allowance ( Home Department)

18. Compensatory Allowance ( Home Department)

19. Kit Allowance ( Home Department)

20. Kit Maintenance Allowance ( Home Department)

21. Commando Allowance ( Home Department)

22. Special Compensatory Allowance ( Home Department)

23. Kit Allowance ( Home Department)

24. Kit Maintenance Allowance ( Home Department)

25. Ration Allowance ( Home Department)

26. Kit Allowance ( Forest Department)

27 Kit Maintenance Allowance ( Forest Department)

28. Kit Allowance ( Excise Department)

29. Kit Maintenance Allowance ( Excise Department)

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1.3 The representations made by various associations included the demands for the following

allowances:-

1. Child Education allowance.

2. Conveyance Allowance

3. Holiday Compensatory Allowance

4. Hospital patient care

5. ESI allowance

6. Nursing Allowance

7. Over time allowance

8. Study allowance.

9. Non Practicing Allowance for employees other than doctors.

10. Motivation cum Risk allowance for Special Branch police personnel.

11. City Compensatory allowance.

1.4 The Commission examined the quantum and justification of the existing allowances and

considered the demand of various new allowances. After careful examination of all issues involved,

the Commission makes the following recommendations which will take effect prospectively.

In these recommendations references have been made to posts in Group A, B, C, & D and

Gr. I, II, III & IV and Sr. Grade. These grades and groups have been defined in para 3 of ROP

2010 with reference to the grade pay accepted by the Government. For the purpose of the

recommendations of this Commission the classification in groups and grades will be effected by

relacing the relevant GPs to the corresponding revised GPs . :-

2. General Category Allowances:

2.1 Dearness Allowance:

The Commission recommends that the dearness allowance should be paid as per the policy followed

by the Government of India from time to time.

2.2 House Rent Allowance:

(a) The revised rate of HRA for the employees in service & who are presently drawing HRA shall be

worked out by multiplying the pre-revised rate of HRA by a factor of 1.2. This shall be further

increased every year on 1st July by 3% rounded off to the next Rs.10.

(b) Employees joining the service after the implementation of the revised pay scale shall be paid HRA

as per the Table 10.1 on the next page-


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Table 10.1

House Rent Allowance for new employees

Pay Band/ Grade Pay House Rent in

Guwahati District & Sub-Divn. HQ Other Places in Assam

PB 12000-37500

GP- 3900

4400

1110

1150

890

920

740

770

PB-14000-49000

GP- 5000

5600

6200

6800

7400

8000

8700

1320

1340

1390

1430

1480

1500

1530

1060

1070

1110

1140

1180

1200

1230

880

890

930

950

990

1000

1020

PB-22000-87000

GP - 9100

9700

10300

10900

11500

2220

2250

2270

2290

2360

1780

1800

1820

1830

1890

1480

1500

1520

1530

1580

PB-30000-110000

GP- 12700

13300

13900

14500

15700

15700

16300

16900

17500

3140

3230

3260

3300

3320

3350

3460

3500

3530

2510

2580

2610

2640

2650

2680

2770

2800

2830

2090

2150

2180

2200

2210

2240

2310

2330

2360

PB-65000-112000

GP- 18500

6250

5000

4170

Fixed 130000 7200 7200 6600

(c) The employees working in the establishments located outside North East shall be paid HRA at the

rates applicable to the Central Government employees. Accordingly in cities of Class X,Y & Z status

the rates will be 24%, 16% AND 8% of the basic (PB+GP). However NPA will not be included in pay

for this purpose and there will be no revision on account of increase in the DA beyond 50%.

2.3 Overtime Allowance:

The demand of overtime allowance from various associations have been considered by the

Commission. It was felt that such an allowance can be considered only in case of the employees

belonging to the establishments of Assam Bhavan/Assam House in cities outside Assam except

Shillong. The Commission after careful consideration of the present practice followed in Assam

Bhavan, New Delhi recommends that overtime allowance should be paid to the Protocol Officer,

Drivers, Room Bearers and others in the PB-1 and PB-2 who are required to work beyond 200

hours in a month. The allowance should be paid @ Rs.20/- per hour for the extra hours of work

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2.4 City Compensatory Allowance:

In view of the demands made by the majority of the stakeholders Commission recommends CCA for

the employees working in the establishmens in Guwahati City, Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai at

the following rates:-

For employees drawing pay in PB-1 – Rs.100/- PM

For employees drawing pay in PB-2 – Rs.150/- PM,

For employees drawing pay in PB-3 – 200/- PM,

For employees drawing pay in PB-4 and avove – Rs.250/- PM.

2.5 Medical Allowance

The Commission reiterates the recommendations of the earlier Commission regarding Medical

Insurance. It is understood that Health & Family Welfare Department is actively working to finalise a

suitable scheme for meeting medical needs of the employees which is likely to be in place very soon.

In view of this development the Commission makes no recommendation regarding the Medical

Allowance to the employees and the pensioners.

2.6 Other Allowances:

The demands of various associations before the Commission relating to other allowances viz.

conveyance allowance, holiday compensation allowance, hospital compensatory allowance, ESI

allowance, Nursing allowance and study allowance, have been carefully examined and the

Commission is of the view that in the present circumstances, there is no justification for such

allowances.

3. Hill Area & Remote Area Allowance:

3.1 Hill area and remote area allowance should continue as before at the rate already prescribed and in

force.

3.2 Demands were made for including more areas in the category of remote areas for the purpose of

this allowance. The Commission after examining the various demands felt that there are several Char

areas in the State where the employees of the Char Area Department have to visit for official works.

In some cases they may be required to stay temporarily for a short period in such areas while in other

cases, they have to stay permanently. In both these cases there is strong case for giving remote area

allowance to employees serving in the Char Areas. The Commission therefore recommends that

the list of remote areas for the purpose of granting of remote area allowance should include in

consultation with the Char Area Department such char areas of the State where communication

is difficult.

3.3 Police personnel posted in Border Out Posts (BOPs) along Assam-Nagaland, Assam-Meghalaya

and Assam-Arunachal borders be paid Remote Area Allowance. The Commission recommends

that all such BOP locations be included in the list of areas for grant of remote area allowance.

4. Special Allowance:

4.1 Special Allowance was recommended by the Anomaly Committee 2010 to certain specific posts

where a need was felt for compensation for additional responsibility, special nature of duty etc.

Government accepted this recommendation with modification and allowed Special Allowance to the

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subsequent orders. This Commission considered this matter and recommends the continuation of

Special Allowance to the notified category of posts with the following changes in the rate:-

Group Existing rate Recommended rate

Group A Rs.400 Rs.500

Group B Rs.300 Rs.400

Group C Rs.200 Rs.300

Group D Rs.100 Rs.150

5. Travel Related Allowances:

5.1 Daily allowances:

The Commission recommends that the daily allowances as has been notified in the Assam Services

(ROP) Rules, 2010 shall be revised as follows:-

Grade Normal D.A. For visit to Guwahati/

Dispur/Other N.E. States

For visit outside N.E,

States

Hotel Rates

Outside NE

States

Sr. Grade 350 520 700 1875

Grade-I 300 450 600 1560

Grade II 260 400 520 1250

Grade III 210 320 430 940

Grade IV 180 270 360 625

Other conditions as laid down in the ROP 2010 shall remain in force.

5.2 Fixed Travelling Allowance:

a) The Commission received a number of demands from the associations regarding fixed TA. Most of

them argued that funds for TA are not regularly available and therefore touring is hampered. They

argued that a fixed TA will solve the problem to some extent. This demand was examined in depth

by the Commission and it was felt that the growing clamour for fixed TA needs to be

discouraged firmly. Accordingly the Commission recommends that fixed TA shall no more be

allowed to any Government servant except those belonging to Group-D. The Commission

recommends that the Group-D employees should be paid cash for the journeys undertaken by them for

official work from out of the permanent advance/imprest money which should be made available to

every DDO. Finance Department may make suitable provisions for this purpose and issue necessary

guidelines. Even in this case, expenditure has to be done very judiciously and economy has to be

enforced. The provision of FRBM should also be followed.

b) As regards the tour of other officers belonging to the Group-A, B and C , Finance Department may

make appropriate provisions for every department and ensure timely release of funds to that extent.

All the departments should ensure that expenditure is made out of these funds on priority basis and

utmost economy is enforced. Provisions of FRBM should also be strictly enforced to firmly

discourage excess expenditure beyond the budgeted provisions by any department/DDO.

5.3 Transport Allowance

The employees working in Assam Bhavan/House outside Assam and except Assam House, Shillong,

face difficulty in attending duty at odd hours because of the fact that many of them stay outside the

Assam House/Bhavan premises and need transport for commuting. At present an amount of Rs.1000/-


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is paid to all the employees as transport allowance which is demanded to be increased. The

Commission recommends that this allowance should be increased to Rs.2000/- per month and

shall be paid only to those employees who are not given accommodation within the premises of

Assam House/Bhavan.

5.4 Journey by Air:

The existing provisions as has been notified in the ROP 2010 shall continue to be in force subject to

the condition that the minimum basic pay for entitlement to air journey on official duties shall be

Rs.60000.

5.5 Journey by Road and Train:

The existing provision as detailed in ROP 2010 shall continue to be in force.

5.6 Journey on Transfer:

The provisions as notified in ROP 2010 shall continue to be in force except that the rate for

transportation of personal effect on transfer by road shall be shall be Rs.5/- per 1000 Kg per KM and

the transfer grant shall be enhanced as follows:

Sl No. Grade Amount sanctioned

1 Senior Grade 2250

2 Grade I 1875

3 Grade II 1500

4 Grade III 1125

5 Grade IV 750

5.7 Floating Allowance (Inland Water Transport):

Floating allowance shall be given @ 5% of the basic pay with a ceiling of Rs.700 per month to

entitled category of employees as at present.

6. Hardship Related Allowance:

6.1 Hazard Allowance has been demanded by a large number of associations The Commission has

very carefully examined this matter and observed that the APC-2008 suggested that a comprehensive

risk insurance scheme should be introduced for all such employees who are exposed or likely to be

exposed to such hazards arising out of their employment. This Commission is of the view that it

would be appropriate that every department should initiate steps to provide measures to prevent and

minimize such risk and provide necessary technological solutions. The Commission is of the view that

it would be desirable and more appropriate to invest resource in such measures rather than distributing

it as hazard allowance to the employees. The Commission is of the view that distribution of hazard

allowance would not necessarily reduce the risk as an employee may not be able to utilize this

allowance for prevention of the risk as an individual and therefore the very purpose of such allowance

will be defeated. It is therefore strongly recommended that all hazard allowances should be

withdrawn and instead investment should be made to make the working environment safer for

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7. Disability Related Allowances:

7.1 Disability and Children Care allowance:

The Commission recommends that the disability allowance and the Child care allowance meant for

the differently abled employees shall be paid at enhanced rate of Rs.1000/- per month. The

Commission recommends that the Child care allowance shall be paid in addition to Disability

Allowance to such employees. Thus an employee can get maximum of Rs.3000/- per month in case he

has a second child born within a year after the birth of the first child.

7.2 Constant Attendance Allowance:

The Commission observed that Constant Attendance Allowance is paid by Government of India in

case of 100% disablement of employee where the opinion of the competent Medical Authority

indicates that such employee needs the service of an Attendant constantly for at least a period of 3

months. The prevailing rate of this allowance before 7th Central Pay Commission was Rs.4500/- per

month. This is an important provision for the disabled employees and this Commission therefore

recommends that this provisions of the scheme of Government of India be adopted for paying the

allowance @ Rs.3000/- per month for a period as may be recommended by the competent Medical

Authority. This will however be subject to the condition that the employee has actually employed a

paid attendant for this purpose.

7.3 The Commission recommends that the policy of interest subsidy for differently abled employees

as in force may continue.

8. Uniform Related Allowance:

8.1 Following Allowances to the Nursing Staff are recommended:

a. Kit Allowance

1 Kit Allowances for the 1st year Rs. 2000/-

2 Kit allowance for each subsequent year Rs.1000/-

b. Messing & Dhobi allowance

1 Nursing staff under Nursing organization, Sister

Tutor/Ward Sister/ Public Health Nurse up to the rank

of Matron.

Rs. 600/- per month

8.2 Kit Allowance for Police Personnel, employees of Jails/Home Guards/Excise/ Environment

& Forest Departments is recommended as follows:-

Sl. No Rank Rate of Kit Allowance

1 Assam Police Service (Senior) Rs.5600 initially and Rs.3750 after every 3

year.

2 Assam Police Service (Junior)/Superintendent

Jail Gr.I & Gr.II both/equivalent rank in Home

Guards & Civil Defence.

Rs.4700 initially and 2800 after every 3 year.

3 Inspector/Sub-Inspector/ Jailor /Assistant

Jailor/Forest Rangers/Excise Inspectors/

equivalent rank in Home Guards & Civil

Defence.

Rs.2250 initially and 1150 after every year.

4 Havildar/Head Constables/Chief Head

Warder/Head Warder/Deputy Ranger/

Rs.2000 initially and Rs.1000 after every year.


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Forester/Asstt. Inspector of Excise/Head

Constables Excise/ equivalent rank in Home

Guards & Civil Defence.

5 Constables/Warder/Forest Guards/Excise

Constable/ equivalent rank in Home Guards &

Civil Defence.

Rs.1800 initially and Rs.800 after every year.

8.3 This Commission is of the view that the rate of Kit Maintenance Allowance should be uniform

for all ranks and recommends Rs.350/- per month for all the above mentioned ranks for this purpose.

However the rate of Kit maintenance allowance for the personnel of Traffic Branch who are entitled

for such allowance as per ROP 2010 shall be paid @ Rs.500/- per month.

8.4 Commission recommends a Kit maintenance allowance of Rs.400 PM for the Physical Instructors

of the Sports and Youth Welfare Department.

9. Allowances specific to Police/Fire Service/Works Department Personnel:

9.1 Ration allowance for Police personnel up to the rank of Inspectors in all establishment who are

not receiving ration in kind and for Chief Head Warder/Head Warder/Warder of Jails is recommended

@ Rs.1200/- per month. The Commission recommends that these rates should be reviewed and

refixed as may be required after every three years.

9.2 Rifle allowance is recommended @ Rs.150/- per month to the Armed Branch Constables

,Havildars and equivalent ranks in Home Guards & Civil Defence and Forest Department.

9.3 The Commission recommends that the Batta allowance shall be withdrawn and the Police

personnel posted in Border Out Posts (BOPs) along Assam-Nagaland, Assam-Meghalaya and Assam-

Arunachal borders be paid Remote Area Allowance. The Commission recommends that all such BOP

locations be included in the list of areas for grant of remote area allowance.

9.4 Compensatory Allowance up to the rank of Inspectors of Police shall be paid @ 5% of the basic

pay with a ceiling of Rs.1700 per month. The officers and others of equivalent rank in Home Guard &

Civil Defense Organisation shall also be paid compensatory allowance at the same rate.

The Commission, however, is of the view that such compensatory allowance, which is paid for extra

duty hours is not conducive for an efficient force. The force need rest at appropriate time and no

amount of allowance can compensate the fatigue which they incur by continuously working beyond

reasonable duty hours. As such attempts should be made to augment the force and provide off duty

time for its men. The Commission therefore recommends that this matter should be carefully

examined and instead of spending money on compensatory allowance, the strength of the force

should be increased.

9.5 The Commission recommends that in view of the specialized nature of job of the Commando

Battalion, the Police personnel, including Class-IV employees, of the Commando Battalion should be

paid an allowance equal to 20% of their respective basic pay during the period they serve in the

Battalion. However the amount of allowance shall have a ceiling of Rs.7500/- per month.

9.6 The Commission recommends Special Compensatory Allowance for Fire Service Personnel

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Sl. No. Rank of the officer Rate of the SCA/month

1 Station Officer (Sub Inspector) Rs. 280/-

2 Sub-Officer (Asstt. Sub-Inspector) Rs.200/-

3. Leading Fireman (Havildar) Rs.160/-

4 Fireman/Driver (Constable) Rs.80/-

5 Mechanic Rs.200/-

9.7 To encourage entry of efficient officers and improve their motivation in the job relating to

collection of intelligence, the Commission recommends a Special Allowance for the officers and

other ranks of Special Branch of Police as below-

Sl. No Rank Total strength Amount of incentive

1 Superintendent of Police 8 Rs.2000 PM

2 Addl. Superintendent of Police 3

3 Dy. Superintendent of Police 34 Rs.1500 PM

4 Inspector 107

5 Sub Inspector 435

Rs.1250 PM 6 Asstt. Sub Inspector 374

7 Head Constable 342

8 Naik 43

9 Constable 632 Rs.1000 PM

10 Driver Constable 320

9.8 Technical Allowance to the officers other than Tracers posted in the Technical (Drawing &

Design) Branch of Public Works, Water Resource, Irrigation, Public Health Engineering and Town &

Country Planning Departments is recommended @ 3% of the basic pay subject to a maximum of

Rs.1000/- P.M.

10. Education Related Allowance:

10.1 Children Education Allowance (CEA) has been demanded by various associations.

Government of India introduced Children Education Assistance scheme which provided for

reimbursement of tuition fees, hostel subsidy for the students of class I to VII only. Sixth CPC

simplified the scheme and provided CEA @Rs.1500 per month with an increase of 25% every time

when the DA increases by 50%. It also provided for hostel subsidy @ Rs.4500 per month with a

similar provision of increase related to increase in DA.

10.2 This Commission examined this demand and observed that education in Government schools up

to class VIII is totally free. For the students of Class IX & X, the policy relating to fees etc. is under

active consideration of the Government. The Commission therefore feels that at this stage no

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NON PRACTICING ALLOWANCE

1.1 The Commission received representations from different medical and non-medical groups of

employees demanding NPA. All these employees are of the opinion that like doctors they are also

capable of carrying out private practice after the office hours in the form of consultancy or otherwise.

1.2 A Look at the background of the issue of NPA to doctors reveals the following:-

a. Assam Service (ROP) Rules, 1964 provided NPA only to Assistant Surgeons (I) and Assistant

Surgeons (II) posted in the Provincial chest Hospital, Mental Hospital, Assam Police Battalion

and BSF.

b. Pay Commission1973 observed that the grant of NPA presupposes a right to private practice

which the Commission, after a great deal of thought and attention to this matter, did not agree to

concede. The Commission maintained that doctors are whole time Government servants and

recommended that NPA should be discontinued. They further recommended that doctors may be

allowed private practice if it does not interfere with their normal duties.

c. Pay Commission 1979 recommended that the teachers of Medical Colleges be completely

debarred from private practice, and maintained that private practice cannot be considered as a

matter of right. However it recommended grant of NPA in lieu of private practice and suggested

that the Government should enforce effective ban on private practice by Medical College teachers

and ensure services of specialists to be available 24 hours a day in these colleges. It recommended

strong measures to enforce these restrictions. Simultaneously, it refused to apply such stringent

ban on private practice in case of the districts and other interior areas where there is a dearth of

medical practitioners and recommended that in such cases private practice be allowed without

detriment to normal duties.

d. Pay Commission 1988 observed that the doctors ignored the orders issued by the Government

banning the private practice and carried private practice with full vigour. The Commission while

recommending the NPA at a higher rate, suggested that the feasibility of introducing a scheme of

OPD clinics in the Medical Colleges be considered and the revenue generated through this

scheme should be divided between the doctors and the Government. The recommendation of the

Commission for higher NPA was rejected by the Government and NPA at the existing rates was

allowed. It was also decided by the Government that effective steps would be taken to completely

stop the private practice by the doctors receiving NPA.

e. Pay Commission 1994 recommended higher rate of NPA and urged the Government to ensure

proper implementation of the rules regarding ban on private practice.

f. Pay Commission 2008 did not make any recommendation but the Government issued the orders

granting NPA @ 25% of the basic pay subject to the condition that the sum of the basic pay and

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NPA shall not exceed Rs.85000/-. Doctors were given option to refuse the NPA and do the private

practice beyond the normal duty hours.

1.3 The demand of NPA for doctors seems to have been accepted with varying degree of reluctance in

the past. However, this has prompted many other professional groups like Nures, Engineers,

Veterinary Doctors, Agriculture Specialists etc to raise demand for NPA. The Commission is of the

view that for such professionals, consultancy options have already emerged and more such options

will emerge much faster in near future and it will be difficult to differentiate their demand from that of

the doctors. The fact is that in the emerging economic scenario no one would have the monopoly of

private practice as was the case earlier with the doctors and a policy has to be adopted in this matter.

1.4 The Commission therefore recommends:-

1. All government servants shall be treated as full time employee of the government and as

such, be refused any right to private practice,

2. No NPA shall be considered for any new group of professionals belonging to government

service,

3. In the larger interest of the society, however, such professionals in the government

service be allowed private practice without detriment to their normal duty,

4. The case of NPA to doctors shall also be reviewed in the light of the emerging situation.


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OTHER BENEFITS

Commission recommends the following benefits which shall have prospective effect :-

1. Leave Travel Concession:

1.1 The present system allows an employee to visit any place in India after completion of 10 years of

service once during the entire period of service. The employees who submitted memorandums to the

Commission demanded the frequency of this benefit to be increased from one time in entire service

period to once every year. The Commission considered this demand and is of the view that the

present provision of the LTC are adequate and do not need any change.

1.2 The employees of the Assam House/Assam Bhavan, New Delhi submitted before the Commission

that journey by 3-AC in Rajdhani or any other train should be allowed for the LTC journey. The

Commission observes that the State Government vide order No.FM.12/2010/21 dated 16.05.2011 has

allowed Grade-III and Grade-IV employees to travel by 3-AC on official tour and as such, this benefit

is already available for LTC. The Commission is of the view that no further recommendation in

this regard is necessary.

1.3 Director General of Police pointed out that in the year 1987 the State Government decided to raise

four Special Task Force Battalions and 25% of these Battalions strength was, as a policy measure, to

be recruited from among the Hill Tribes of North India including ex-army personnel. Accordingly

when these Battalions were raised around 900 persons were recruited from States of Himachal

Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim. The facility of Home Travel Concession (HTC)

was extended to these Battalion personnel also. However the scheme of HTC is restricted to visits to

home town/village within the State of Assam and as such, the personnel recruited from other States

are deprived of this benefit. The Commission recommends that since these personnel were

recruited as a Government policy, the relevant provisions of HTC as laid down in FM.79/83/1 of

14.12.1983 be relaxed and these personnel be allowed to avail the benefit for visiting their home

town/village in their respective States. Frequency of such visit shall be same as in case of

employees having ‗Home‘ in Assam.

2. Medical Facilities and Benefits:

2.1 Fixed Medical Allowance is presently paid @ Rs.600/- per month to all categories of employees.

The representations received by the Commission demanded increase in this amount. The Commission

is of the view that a Comprehensive Health Scheme covering both indoor and outdoor treatment for

the benefit of the State Government employees and pensioners be introduced as recommended by the

Assam Pay Commission 2008 and the fixed medical allowance be discontinued. It is learnt that the

Health & family welfare Department is going to introduce an insurance scheme very soon.In view of

this development Commission does not make any recommendation for Medical Allowance.

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2.2 Reimbursement procedure for hospitalization at present requires a Government servant to avail the

services of notified hospitals only. The Commission is of the view that this restriction should be

removed and once an essentiality certificate for hospitalization is given, the Government employee

should be free to take treatment in any hospital which he finds convenient. However the

reimbursement of hospitalization charges including room rent, doctors fees, charges for clinical and

other medical procedures and medicines should be restricted to a prescribed ceiling for each category

of employee.

2.3 Commission is of the view that the powers to issue Essentiality certificate be delegated at the

district level to the Joint Directors or Superintendents of Civil Hospitals in addition to the

Superintendents of the Medical Colleges.

2.4 These benefits will also be available to the pensioners.

3. Group Insurance Scheme:

3.1 The Commission recommends that the rate of monthly subscription for GIS as is in force shall

continue and all other existing provisions in this regard will remain unchanged.

4. Advance Increment:

4.1 APC-2008 made recommendations regarding the advance increment for acquiring higher

qualifications and the Administrative Reforms & Training Department was entrusted with the

responsibility of examining the recommendations of the Commission and taking further steps. Various

associations have demanded such advance increments and mentioned that the existing provisions for

payment of advance increments were also not implemented in many cases. The Commission

examined this matter and felt that the AR&T department cannot work out any proposal in this regard.

4.2 The Commission recommends that every department shall identify the trainings and higher

qualifications which should be covered under the scheme of advance increment. The departments

while identifying the trainings and courses, should make it a point that all such trainings and courses

would be able to improve the skills of the employees of the department and their productivity would

increase by such trainings and courses. The Commission also feels that different category of

employees would also be identified for different kind of trainings and courses and their numbers

should be so fixed per year so as to ensure that the departmental work is not hampered. With these

details the department will make suitable scheme and in consultation with the AR&T department and

the Finance Department, implement the same. The Commission also recommends that such

schemes should be reviewed and modified from time to time to eliminate irrelevant and

outdated courses and include new upcoming courses/trainings in this scheme. All those officers

who acquire higher qualifications/or complete such trainings shall be given advance increments, the

numbers of which should also be decided by the department and put down in the scheme with the

approval of Finance department.

4.3 The Finance (Estt.B) Department has ( letter No.FEB.87/2000/Pt/431 dated 19/10/2015) referred

to this Commission the matter of training in accounts and payment of advance increment etc for such

training. The Commission is of the view that this training would improve the skills of the Junior and

Senior Administrative Assistants working in various departments of the district and HOD and such

trainings should also be rewarded with advance increments. However the number of persons sent for

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5. Leave matters:

5.1 The existing provision regarding leave including casual leave, earned leave, commuted leave,

extra-ordinary leave, special disability leave, leave without pay and study leave shall continue as

before.

6. Holidays & Office Time:

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PENSION AND RELATED BENEFITS

1. Demands

1.1 Eight different associations have submitted memorandums highlighting their demands for the

improvement in pension related benefits. These demands are briefly as follows:-

(i) There should be parity in pensionary benefits with that of Central Govt. employees as

recommended by the 7th CPC and the amount of Pension should be equal to 75% of the last pay

drawn.

(ii) The benefit of gratuity and leave encashment should be given with revised rate with effect from

1.1.2016.

(iii) Pension should be increased at the age of 75 and thereafter for the pensioners as recommended by

the APC 2008.

(iv) For the calculation of pension NPA of the doctors, any other special pay and deputation

allowance should be taken into account.

(v) Family pension should be equal to the pension of the deceased for first 10 years and it should be

reduced thereafter to 50%.

(vi) Family pension should also be provided to the disabled children after the death of parents and

Rule 147/148 of Assam Pension Rules 1969 ( APR 1969) be amended.

(vii) Pension should also be provided to Muster Roll/Casual/Temporary workers. Present rule of

deduction of 3 years period for calculating qualifying service for pension of regularized casual

workers be done away with.

(viii) Interest on the commuted pension should not be charged.

(ix) House rent allowance/house building advance be paid to the pensioners.

(x) Medical allowance should be increased and procedure for medical reimbursement be simplified.

1.2 Superannuation & Retireing Pension:

At present superannuation pension is determined as 50% of the last pay drawn and the qualifying

service for full pension is 25 years. Proportionate pension is given to those employees who have

completed more than 10 years but less than 25 years of service. The Commission after careful

consideration of the matter recommends that the present maximum amount of the pension i.e Rs.

27500/- pm should be revised to Rs.65000/- pm. Other conditions as in vogue now would continue.

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1.3 Additional Quantum of Pension:

APC 2008 recommended increase in pension at the age of 80 years and thereafter after every 5 years.

The Commission is of the view that it is necessary to consider this demand in view of the growing

needs of health maintenance of the pensioners and their dependents and accordingly the Commission

recommends that to make a beginning the basic pension on attainment of age of 80 years should

be increased by 20%.

1.4 Family Pension benefits:

(i) At present the family pension is paid to the surviving spouse or other eligible persons in the

family at the rate of the pension at superannuation till the time the diseased would have attained the

age of 65 years or 7 years from the date of death whichever is less. The Commission has received

representations from the pensioner associations seeking enhancement in the period of enhanced

family pension up to 67 years. The Commission has examined this issue in depth and recommends

that for the purpose of family pension the cases should be divided in two groups as follows:

(a) Where the employee dies before retirement.

(b) Where the employee dies after retirement.

(ii) The Commission recommends that in the first case where the employee has died before

retirement, the family pension equal to 50% of the last pay drawn by the deceased employee be paid

for a period of 10 years or till the date on which the employee would have completed 67 years of age

whichever is less. Thereafter the Family Pension be reduced to 30% of the last pay drawn .

(iii) In case the employee dies after retirement, the family pension equal to superannuation pension

shall continue to be paid till the date on which the employee would have completed 67 years of age

had he not died. Thereafter the family pension be reduced to 30% of the the last pay drawn.

(iv) The Commission further recommends that the family pension should be paid to the differently

abled children who were dependent on the pensioner at the time of his death and if the spouse of the

Pensioner is also not surviving. No prior information in such cases as required under Rule 147 & 148

of APR 1969, should be mandatory for grant of such family pension and instead medical

certificate/records should be insisted upon to determine the date of occurrence of such disability.

(v) The revised amount of minimum Family Pension shall be Rs.5500/-.

1.5 Special Family Pension:

(i) The existing provision of the Special Family Pension are recommended to continue.

(ii) Associations have pointed out that the persons receiving Special Family Pension are not given the

benefit of increments, DA increase, pay revision etc. The Commission has examined this matter in

depth and in consonance with the recommendations of the APC 2008, recommends that the

beneficiary of Special Family Pension shall get the benefit of annual increment, DA increase and pay

revision. Except these three benefits no other benefits will be allowed for the purpose of Special

Family Pension. The Commission recommends that the appointing authority of the concerned

employee shall be vested with powers to grant the increment, DA increase and the benefit of pay

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1.6 Leave Encashment and Gratuity:

Service gratuity shall be paid at the existing rate to an employee who retires before completing 10

years of qualifying service. However the present limit of DCRG is enhanced to a maximum of

Rs.15.00 lakhs. Other provision regarding gratuity and leave encashment shall remain unchanged.

1.7 Medical Allowance:

Medical allowance is not recommended by the commission in view of the fact that an insurance

scheme is soon to be introduced. The Commission recommends that for the pensioners the procedure

for reimbursement should be simplified. They should be allowed to take treatment in any hospital of

their choice and convenience. However ceiling for reimbursement of claims for hospitalization and

treatment should be fixed for different items of expenditure. Powers to give referral certificate be

delegated to Joint Director of Health i/c of District and the Superintendents of Civil Hospitals for

reimbursement of the expenses.

1.8 Commutation of Pension:

Existing provisions for commutation of pension are recommended to continue.

1.9 Fitment Benefit of past pensioners:

The revised basic pension of the past pensioners be fixed multiplying the existing basic pension by a

factor of 2.48. The fixation will be subject to the provision that the revised pension, in no case, shall

be lower than fifty percent of the sum of the minimum of the pay in the pay band and the grade pay

thereon corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from where the pensioner had retired.

1.10 Age of superannuation:

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ISSUES RELATING TO DEPARTMENTS

1. Commission has received 245 memorandums including representations made by individuals and

group of individual officers from different departments.The demands of the associations were

discussed with the representatives of the associations between 18th January, 2016 to 16

th March, 2016

in sixty sittings. The issues which were highlighted during these discussions were referred to the

departments concerned and thereafter further discussions were held on these issues with the

department concerned, during 25th April to 23

rd May, 2016. After detailed discussions with the

associations and the departments,the Pay Commission decided to make the, recommendations on

those issues which are within the ambit of the terms and references of the Commission

. In these recommendations reference is made to exixting GPs which will require change to

corresponding revised GPs.

1.1 Agriculture Department:

(a) The Commission recommends that the post of Agriculture Statistical Assistant (Monitoring) be

redesignated as Deputy Director (Monitoring).

(b) The Commission has examined the matter of GP of Inspector of Statistics (Agri) and found that

the post has a GP of Rs.4300. The GP of Inspector of Statistics in the Economics & Statistics

Department is Rs.4500. In view of the difference in the nature of work the Commission does not agree

to any change in GP of the Inspector of Statistics (Agri). Further the Commission recommends that

the Department should compare the job profile/qualification etc. of Inspector of Statistics (Agri) and

Agriculture Inspector (Statistics) and if there is no difference found, the post of Agriculture Inspector

(Statistics) ,now having the GP of Rs.5400, be treated as terminal and downgraded later to the GP of

Rs.4300.

(c) The Commission observes that the exixting GP of SAS-I, SAS-II and SAS-III are Rs. 4500,

Rs.2500 and Rs.2400 respectively and no further upgradation in the light of the Anomaly Committee

report has been done. As such the Commission recommends that for the purpose of revision these GPs

only shall be taken into account.

(d) The Commission recommends that the designations of all the 9 cadres in the SAS-III should be

changed to one common designation in view of the fact that all of these employees are getting the

same GP.

(e) The Commission recommends that provisions of the service rules of SAS and AAS may be

amended to resolve the demands of SAS officers having B.Sc ( Agri) degree for promotion to the post

of ADO.

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(f) As regards the reorganization of the directorate of agriculture the Commission reiterates the

recommendations of the APC- 2008 which are yet to be implemented. It is further suggested that the

officers in the rank of EO working in the Rural Development Department should be a part of the EO

cadre of the department and the services of these officers be placed with the P&RD Department to the

extent required by them.

1.2 Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Department:

Five different Associations have submitted their memorandums which have been examined by the

Commission. Following recommendations are made by the Commission in respect of the demands

contained in these memorandums:-

(a) The employees in PB-2 shall be categorized as below and would be deemed to have the GP as

shown against them for the purpose of revision-

Sl. No Category Grade Pay

1 Employees with HSLC/HSSLC qualification + ITI certificate

3000

2 Employees with HSSLC qualification without ITI certificate

2700

3 Employees with HSLC without ITI Certificate 2500

(b) The directorate of Dairy Development was created out of the directorate of Animal Husbandry &

Vety. The APC- 2008 recommended level-I status for both these directorates. Accordingly it is

recommended that the directorate of Dairy Development should have the level-I status and all the

officers should be placed in the GP of level-I HoD officers. Various posts in the directorate should be

suitably redesignated by the department in consultation with the all stake holders.

(c) It is observed that there are a number of officers having designation of Inspectors in the

Agriculture Department and Veterinary Department. There are different GP attached to different

Inspectors. Some of the posts appear to be promotional and some are otherwise. It is therefore

recommended that the Agriculture/Veterinary Department may examine the nature of job and

responsibilities of all these officers and determine if the different GP given to different Inspectors

needs to be rationalized in the manner other than what is mentioned in the ROP 2010. If there is any

need for rationalization suitable proposal may be submitted to the Finance Department.

1.3 Char Area Department:

Barpeta District Char Area Employees Union demanded that the employees working in the Char

Areas in Barpeta District should be given remote area allowance. This matter was discussed with the

Secretary, Char Area Department. The Commission is of the view that the Department should finalise

the list of those char areas which have difficult communication and propose this list for inclusion in

the list of remote areas notified by the Personnel Department.

1.4 Cooperation Department:

(a) Three memorandums have been received from different associations. Demands in these

memorandums have been discussed and examined. It is observed that the post of Jarikarak in Revenue

Department carries the GP of Rs.1600 across all the departments. However, the posts of Head

Jarikarak in the GP of Rs.2000 are available in limited numbers and this grade is not available to the

Cooperation Department staff. Commission is of the view that there is a need to give the jarikaraks

an opportunity for at least one promotion in their entire career span. Accordingly the Commission

recommends that after 15 years of service the Jarikaraks in the GP of Rs.1600 should be


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automatically given the higher GP of Rs.2000. Nomenclature of Jarikaraks and Head Jarikrak may

also be changed to Jarikarak Grade-II and Jarikarak Grade-I having GP of Rs.1600 and Rs.2000

respectively. The designation of Process Service Peon should also be changed to Jarikarak Grade-I

and Jarikarak Grade-II as the case may be. Since these posts would belong to the common category

staff there is no need to mention these posts in different departments including Cooperation

Department in the ROP.

(b) The Commission recommends upgradation of the entry qualification of grade-III posts in the HoD

to the level of graduation.

(c) It is also observed that the Registrar of Cooperative Societies is a level-I HoD and the Addl.

Registrar and the Deputy Registrar are availing the GP at par with the other level-I HoD like

Directorate of Agriculture. However the GP of Joint Registrar is Rs.6400 instead of Rs.6600 as is the

case of Joint Director of Agriculture. The Commission therefore recommends the Joint Registrar of

Cooperative Societies should be placed in the GP of Rs.6600.

(d) It is observed that there are 914 Junior Inspectors and 414 Senior Inspectors in the department.

Further there are 80 SRCS, 54 ARCS and 23 DRCS. This structure is anomalous and is resulting into

stagnation at the lower levels. It is also observed that the job of Senior Inspectors and Junior

Inspectors is more or less same and they are involved in inspection of the societies including their

accounts. There are about 9000 cooperative societies of which around 5000 are functional. The

Commission feels that at least two inspections in a year for each society will be necessary and with

this norm around 10000 to 18000 inspections are required. On an average around 12000 inspections

will be adequate in the present circumstances. For these number of inspections around 500 Inspecting

Officers would be enough each conducting 24 inspections in a year i.e. two inspections per month. In

view of this discussion, the number of Inspecting Officers both Junior and Senior appears to be very

high and it is advisable for the department to review the strength and reduce it by abolishing

the unneccessary posts after retirement of their incumbents. The Commission is of the view that after

this exercise is done the promotion prospects will improve and there will be no need to create more

posts at the higher level of ARCS and DRCS. The Commission therefore recommends that the

department should review the cadre strength of inspecting officers, SRCS, ARCS and DRCS

with a view to reduce the numbers at the lowest level appropriately and ensure that every district

and subdivision has a DRCS and ARCS respectively. The department should also frame norms for

posting of suitable number of ARCS, DRCS and SRCS accordingly.

(e) It is observed that Senior Inspectors and Junior Inspectors are availing the GP of Rs.4300 and

Rs.3000 respectively. APC- 2008 recommended that the GP of these officers should be revised to

Rs.4500 and Rs.3300 respectively. The Commission reiterates these recommendations.

(f) It is also observed that the post of SRCS carries a GP of Rs.4500 at present but it is a promotion

post from the Senior Inspectors. The Anomaly Committee2010 recommended it to be raised to

Rs.4700 which this Commission recommends.

(g) ARCS is a Subdivision level officer getting a GP of Rs.5400 at present. The Commission is of the

view that being a subdivision level officer his pay should be at par with the similarly placed officer of

any other level-I directorate like Directorate of Agriculture. Accordingly the Commission

recommends a GP of 5900 which is at par with the SDAO.


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1.5 Cultural Affairs Department:

(a) APC- 2008 recommended that the teachers of the Art & Crafts College be given pay at par with

the teachers of Govt. College of Music in the following structure-

Principal - GP Rs.6300 Lecturer – GP Rs.5900.

The Anomaly Committee 2010 also observed that recommendation of the APC- 2008 regarding the

GP of Lecturers and Principal be expeditiously acted upon. However finally a GP of 5400 was given

to the Lecturers. The Commission recommends that the GP of 5400 be given to the Lecturers in

the Art & Crafts College and the LKRB Music College.

(b) APC-2008 recommended a GP of Rs.4300 for the Demonstrators which is reiterated by this

Commission and department should take appropriate steps if not taken already.

(c) Accompanists in LKRB Music College are getting GP of Rs.2100. In view of the recommendation

of a higher GP for Demonstrators the Commission recommends that the GP of Accompanists be

raised to Rs.3300 for the purpose of revision.

(d) APC- 2008 recommended that there should be no level-III directorate and this Commission also

reiterates the same. It is further recommended that the Directorate of Cultural Affairs should be

upgraded to the level-II status and the manpower available should be suitably skilled. Since there are

no district/subdivisional level officers, it is recommended that at present the officers available at the

directorate should be put in-charge of a group of districts and the district level activities be organized

through such officers.

(e) The Directorate of Museum should be amalgamated with the Directorate of Cultural Affairs which

has been recommended to be upgraded to the status of level-II directorate. Further the Directorate of

Library Services should be upgraded to the level-II directorate. While doing this reorganization the

department would suitably adjust the pay of the officers including the District Library Officer and

Assistant Librarian in accordance with the pay structure of level-II directorates.

(f) Post of Assisant Librarian in Subdivision be called Subdivisional Librarian. In ROP 2010 the

designation ―Library Assistant‖ appearing at page 315 below the District Librarin is to be changed to

Assistan Librarian.

(g) The designation of Library Assistant needs to be scrutinized by all those departments where such

posts exist. If the incumbents have the qualification and nature of job is as required for a

Subdivisional Librarian, he should be redesignated as Assistant Librarian and be paid the GP equal to

that of Subdivisional Librarian. If the qualification of the incumbent is lower than the required

qualification of the Sub-Divisional Librarian, he should be designated as Library Assistant and his GP

should be Rs.3300.

(h) It is observed that the Finance Department has advised that the matter relating to the pensionary

benefits for the employees of the Jyoti Chitroban be placed before the 7th Pay Commission. The

Commission has examined the matter and recommends that the Governing Body of the Society may

take appropriate decision and submit the same to the Govt. for their approval.

1.6 Elementary Education Department:

(a) The Commission recommends that the Normal School and Basic Training Centre should be

amalgamated and the teachers/instructors be classified in two categories viz. with graduate


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qualifications and with under-graduate qualifications. The teachers with graduate qualifications be

paid GP of Rs.3300 and the teachers having under-graduate qualifications ( trained or untrained) be

paid GP of Rs.2500. The Principals of these amalgamated institutions should be given GP of Rs.5900.

It is further recommended that the Pre-Primary Teachers Training Centre, Dibrugarh and all similar

other institutions be merged in one common institution.

(b) The Commission recommends that in each of the LP Schools one of the posts of trained Graduate

Teachers be upgraded and redesignated as Head Master with GP of Rs.3300. However the incumbent

of this post should be the senior most teachers of that school and should continue to take classes as

before in addition to his responsibility as Head Master.

(c) The Commission feels that at the level of LP & ME schools there is no justification for

differentiating the qualification of science graduate vis-à-vis arts graduate or any other graduate.

Accordingly the Commission recommends that all the graduate teachers in LP & ME schools should

have the same GP of Rs.3300. It is further recommended that all other teachers who have

undergraduate qualification should be put in the GP of Rs.2500.

(d) In case of the matter of pay scale of Librarian under DIET, the Commission‘s recommendations

made for the Librarians in the Cultural Affairs department shall be referred to.

(e) As far as the pay scale of Statistical Assistant in SCERT is concerned, the Commission reiterates

the recommendations of the Anomaly Committee 2010 viz. GP fixed at Rs.2500 which was

subsequently revised to Rs.3000. This GP will be applicable to all Statistical Assistants working in

other departments also.

(f) The Commission recommends that the Faculty Members of the SCERT should be given

opportunity to avail study leave for upgrading their skills in a planned manner. To meet the

requirement of teaching due to grant of study leave the institute may appoint temporary teachers for

the leave period.

(g) The Commission recommends that in view of the increased responsibility of the post of Sub-

Inspector of Schools, it is necessary to grant a higher GP for the incumbents of these posts as

compared to the teachers who form the feeder cadre for the selection. The Commission recommends

that the SI should have a GP of Rs.4200 and the procedure for selection for this promotion should be

made more rigorous.

(h) The Commission recommends that the Physical Instructors in the directorate of SCERT should be

given pay at par with the Physical Instructors working in the directorate of Sports & Youth Welfare

and accordingly the GP of the Physical Instructors in the directorate of SECRT be raised from

Rs.3100 to Rs.3300.

1.7 Excise Department:

(a) Two associations have submitted memorandums and the issues involved are basically relating to

the restructuring of the pay scales and redesignation.

It is observed that there is a parity in the Assam Excise Service and Assam Taxation Service as far as

the nomenclature and pay scales are concerned. There is a direct recruitment of Inspectors in both the

services through APSC and both of them have the same GP of Rs.4300. Similarly the three posts at

the highest level viz. Deputy Commissioner, Joint Commissioner and Addl. Commissioner in both the

department carry the same GP. However the position of pay scales for the two levels above the


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Inspector is anomalous. These levels in the Excise Department are named as Deputy Superintendent

and Superintendent while in case of Taxation service the nomenclature is Superintendent and

Assistant Commissioner. The GP for the second and third level in the Excise service is Rs.4600 and

Rs.5400 while in Taxation Service it is Rs.5400 and Rs.5900. The Commission is of the view that the

nomenclature and GP of posts in excise department at the second and third level should be similar to

that of Taxation Service and accordingly recommends that the post of Deputy Superintendent of

Excise be redesignated as Superintendent of Excise with GP of Rs.5400 and the Superintendent

of Excise be redesignated as Assistant Commissioner of Excise with GP of Rs.5900.

(b) As far as the structure of enforcement staff, including Inspectors, Assistant Inspectors, Head

Constables and Constable, of the Excise Department is concerned the Commission is the view that it

should be restructured on the same pattern as that of the Police. This will entail creation of additional

levels (like the level of ASI, SI) in between the rank of Head Constable and the Inspector. With this

reorganization the GP and designation should be made at par with the officers of the Police

department. Additional level posts so created be filled up by promotion and no new recruitment

should be made.

(c) The Commission also feels that in view of the increased number of districts and subdivisions the

department would undertake an exercise to reorganize the cadre from Inspector up to the level of

Addl. Commissioner.

1.8 Finance Department:

(a) The Commission examined the issue relating to the difference in salary of Superintendent of Taxes

and Inspector of Taxes and is of the view that status-quo as at present should be maintained.

(b) The Commission held discussions with the State Informatics Officer, NIC, Guwahati regarding

organizational structure for IT manpower employed by the Commissioner of Taxes and Director of

Accounts & Treasuries for various IT operations including management of CTMIS. After this

discussion the Commission recommends the following structure for the new set up of IT

Professionals including the staffing pattern and pay scales for the officers/staff:-

(i). IT Cell- The structure and the job description shall be as follows:-

Posts Job description Pay scale

Additional Director (IT) Strategic planning and policy decision

making

GP-7400

Joint Director (IT) Assisting Additional Director and

planning

GP-6600

Senior Systems Administrator Implementation/Coordination and

capacity building

GP-6300

Systems Administrator System Analysis/ Design/ Database

management

GP-5900

Programmer Programming and testing GP-5400

Assistant Programmer Programming/testing and assisting the

programmer

GP-4300

(ii) EDP Cell- The structure of the Electronic Data Processing Cell shall be as follows:-

Post Job description Pay scale

DEO Data entry/Mail checking /Word

processing/e-filing and file tracking etc.

GP-2400

Assistant Supervisor (EDP) Supervising DEOs and reporting to

Supervisor (EDP)

GP-2900

Supervisor (EDP) Group Leader and reporting to the

Under Secretary of the Department.

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(c) The Commission recommends that the three persons working as Supervisory Data

Processor, Senior Data Processor and Data Processor in the Finance Department since the

creation of these posts in 2010 should be given the benefit of pay enhancement on the principle

of next below rule. To be precise, the present pay availed by the persons who were appointed

along with the above-said 3 persons in the cadre of Typist and were placed next below these

persons in the gradation list, shall be given to the above said 3 persons.

(d) The Commission recommends that the GP for the Senior FA should be raised from the present

Rs.6400 to the level of Rs.6600 for the purpose of revision.

(e) The Commission recommends that the post of Assistant Director of Accounts should be abolished

and the GP for the Accounts Officer, Deputy Accounts Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer, Audit

Officer and Asstt. Audit Officer should be revised as follows:-

Incumbent Present GP Recommended GP

Accounts Officer/Audit Officer 4600 5100

Dy. Accounts Officer 4300 4600

Asstt. Accts Officer /Asstt Audit Officer 3300 4200

Further the Commission recommends that there is a need, as observed in the report of the APC- 2008,

to post the Accounts and Audit Officers in all the offices where financial transaction take place in

order to ensure financial discipline. Assessment should be made by the department for the

requirement of Accounts Officers for this purpose and to the extent necessary fresh recruitment

should be made. However the Commission feels that those officers who will be posted in the spending

departments should be given suitable training after the recruitment on the pattern of the training

provided to the Finance & Accounts Officers.

(f) Regarding the case of Sri Asish Dev Purkayastha about Advance Increment, the recommendations

of the Commission are discussed elsewhere in the report.

(g) Junior Accounts Assistants informed that their service rules have been amended and the entry

qualification has been changed from Under Graduate to Graduate. They also informed that with the

implementation of CTMIS, they are now doing the work of Data uploading in the treasury. Some of

the jobs which were earlier done by banks, is also done by them. Apart from this change in the nature

of job, the Govt. has raised the entry qualification also. As such their pay should be revised upwards.

The commission examined this matter in depth and felt that the persons having Graduate qualification

should be given higher pay scale compared to others having under under-graduate qualification.

Accordingly the commission recommends that :-

The assistants with graduate qualification be given pay as follows :-

(i) Junior Account Assistant Pay Band-2 with Grade pay of Rs.2900

(ii) Senior Account Assistant Pay Band-2 with Grade pay of Rs.3300

The Assistants having Under Graduate qualification however will continue to get pay as follows:-

(i) Junior Account Assistant Pay Band-2 with Grade pay of Rs.2400

(ii) Senior Account Assistant Pay Band-2 with Grade pay of Rs.3100

The commission also took note of the fact that some of the LDAs in treasuries have very little work

for them to do. The commission recommends that there should be no further recruitment of LDA in

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1.9 Fishery Department:

All Assam Fishery Officers (Tech) Association and Assam Fisheries Service Association have

submitted their demands which were considered by the Commission in the light of the

recommendations of the APC-2008. After careful consideration of the entire matter and the

importance of the fishery sector for the State, the Commission recommends as follows:-

(a) The Directorate of Fishery should be upgraded to level-I directorate.

(b) The post of District Fishery Development Officer (DFDO) and Addl. District Fishery

Development Officer be merged and redesignated as DFDO in the PB-4 with GP of Rs.6300 which is

the pay for district officers of level-I directorate.

(c) The pay scale for the post of SDFDO should be upgraded to PB-4 with GP of Rs.5900 as is the

case of other level-I directorate officers.

(d) The Commission further recommends that all the EO Fishery with B.F.Sc degree working in

P&RD department should be made a part of the cadre under the Director of Fisheries and their

services may be placed in the department of Rural Development to the extent required by them.

1.10 Food & Civil Supplies Department:

(a) The memorandum submitted by Sodou Asom Khadya Asamorik Jugan Aru Grahak Parikrama

Santha has demanded that a post of Addl. Director be created. In their memorandum they submitted

the organizational set up from where it appears that there are 21 Assistant Directors, 18 Deputy

Directors, 4 Joint Directors in the department. The post of Director is an ACS cadre post. It appears

that to facilitate promotion opportunities suitable readjustment in the cadres of Deputy Director, Joint

Director be carried out and a post of Addl. Director be created by upgrading one of the post of Joint

Directors. A review of the cadre may be undertaken by the department to ascertain the extent of such

upgradation of post.

(b) Regarding the change in pay scale of Sub-Inspectors and Inspectors of F&CS the Department has

supported the demand of the Association. It is observed that prior to APC-2008 the pay scale of Sub-

Inspector, F&CS was higher than the pay scale of Deputy Ranger and according to the general

correspondence between the pay scales and the new GP prescribed by APC- 2008 the GP for these

two scales would have been Rs.2500 and Rs.2200. However, APC-2008 made specific

recommendations of the higher GP of Rs.2600 for the Deputy Ranger. This was subsequently

enhanced to Rs.3100 by the Govt. As a consequence the GP of the Sub-Inspector remained Rs.2500

and subsequently revised to Rs.3000. In the light of these facts the Commission is of the view that for

the purpose of revision of pay the GP of Sub-Inspector of F&CS should be taken as Rs.3100.

(c) The Inspector of F&CS and the Ranger of the Forest Department had same pay scales before APC-

2008, but because of the specific recommendation of APC-2008 the GP of Rangers was fixed at

4500 while the Inspector of F&CS was given the GP of 4300 in accordance with the general

correspondence between the old pay scale and the new GP fixed by APC- 2008. This case was

examined in detail in respect of qualifications, training and mode of recruitment. Commission could

not agree to the demand of equalization of GP in this case.

(d) The memorandum has also demanded that the grade pay of Superintendent of F&CS should be at

par with Superintendent of Excise, Superintendent of Taxes and Labour Officer etc. The Commission

after examination of the earlier pay scales and mode of recruitment in case of the Deputy

Superintendent of Excise and Superintendent of Excise on one hand and Superintendent of F&CS on


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the other, could not find any reason to accept the demand for raising the grade pay of the

Superintendent of F&CS.

(e) The memorandum submitted by All Assam Weights and Measures Inspecting Officers Association

has highlighted the demand for upgrading the Directorate to Level-I Directorate as recommended by

APC- 2008. The Commission has examined the matter in detail in respect of all the Directorates and

its recommendations are mentioned in Chapter-15. The Association has also raised the demand of

raising the grade pay of Inspectors of Legal Metrology for which the Commission could not find any

justification.

1.11 Forest & Environment Department:

Five different associations have submitted their memorandums including individual petitioners. All

these petitions have been examined by the Commission and the views of the Commission are as

follows:-

(1) As regards the post of Forester-I, Forester-II, Forest Guards and other posts down below, the

Commission is of the view that recommendations of APC-2008 need to be implemented. The

Commission therefore reiterates these recommendations as follows:-

(i) All posts of Forest Guards and equivalent be amalgamated in a single cadre of Forest Guards. This

new cadre should be developed as a multi-skill and multi-task force.

(ii) The need for continuing the other posts below the level of Forest Guards should be reviewed and

all redundant/irrelevant posts should be abolished. The remaining relevant posts should be

amalgamated with the new cadre of Forest Guards.

(iii) The entry qualification for the new cadre of Forest Guards should be higher secondary and the GP

for the members of this cadre should be at par with the post of Police constable i.e. Rs.2200.

(iv) The post of Forester-II should be redesignated as Head Forest Guard and its GP should be at par

with the Head Constable of Police i.e. Rs.2400. The deployment of Head Forest Guards and Forest

Guards should be on the pattern of the Police Constable and Head Constable and for this purpose if

there is a need for more posts of Head Forest Guards, some of the posts of Forest Guards should be

upgraded.

(v) The post of Forester-I should be redeisgnated as Forester and its pay should be at par with that of

ASI of police i.e. Rs.2500.

2. The GP of Deputy Ranger is at present Rs.3100 and that of SI of police is Rs.3300. The

Commission is of the view that the post of Deputy Ranger and equivalent should be equalized with

that of SI of police and his GP should accordingly be raised to Rs.3300.

3. The Forest Ranger and other equivalent posts carry a GP of Rs.4500. The Commission is of the

view that this GP should be raised to the level of Rs.4600 which is at par with the GP of Inspector of

police.

4. Dr. Rita Choudhury, Scientist in the Environment & Forest Department was recruited as Scientist

Grade-B through APSC in the year 2001 and she is seeking promotion to Rs.6600 GP level. The post

held by her is a lone post without any career progression and promotional avenues and initially carried

a GP of Rs.6100. Subsequently on the recommendation of the Anomaly Committee 2010 her GP was

raised to 6300. The GP drawn by her at present is at par with the Deputy Director of Forensic Science

Laboratory which is a level-I Directorate. Normally the next promotion of this post is to the rank of


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Joint Director. The Commission is of the view that the department of Environment & Forest should

examine this case in the light of the service rules of level-I directorate like Director of Agriculture to

ascertain the requirement of length of service for promotion to the rank of Joint Director and

accordingly move the proposal for a GP of Rs.6600 which is the GP of Joint Director in the

level-I HoD.

1.12 General Administration Department:

(1) The Commission considered the demand of LMV and HMV Drivers, including the Drivers

working in Assam Bhavan/Assam House, regarding lack of promotional avenues and recommends

that the benefit of modified ACPS be given to this category of employees. The LMV drivers attached

with the Ministers shall be paid Special Duty Allowance of Rs.500 PM for the period of such duty.

The drivers engaged on VIP duty in the GAD shall be paid Rs.200 PM.

(2) The Commission recommends that the service rule for the Handymen may be suitably amended

to provide promotional opportunities to those Handymen who have requisite qualifications and are

competent to drive a heavy vehicle.

(3) The Commission examined the case of Sri P.K.Sarma, Data Entry Operator (DEO) in GAD. It

appears that he is a graduate and was appointed on a post with pay in PB-2 with GP of Rs.3000. The

Commission recommends that since Sri Sarma has the qualification of Jr. AA and therefore this

single post of DEO should be merged with the cadre of Jr.AA fixing his seniority in accordance with

the principles to be determined by the Personnel Department. However there should be no further

creation of post of DEO in GAD.

(4) The Commission recommends that the GP for the Head Asstt. in the district establishments be

3300 for the purpose of revision. It is also recommended that the norm for creation of Head Asstt. in

the district offices be reviewed by the department in order to create more posts of Head Asstts for

increasing the promotional prospects in district level offices.

(5) The employees working in Assam Bhavan/House outside Assam and except Assam House,

Shillong, face difficulty in attending duty at odd hours because of the fact that many of them stay

outside the Assam House/Bhavan premises and need transport for commuting. At present an amount

of Rs.1000/- is paid to all the employees as transport allowance which is demanded to be increased.

The Commission recommends that this allowance should be increased to Rs.2000/- per month

and shall be paid only to those employees who are not given accommodation within the premises

of Assam House/Bhavan.

(6) The matter relating to the appointment of Jr.AA and Sr. AA in the directorate of Sainik Welfare

was discussed with the departmental Secretary and Commission is of the view that such posts cannot

be provided specific pay scale and GP for the reason that the selected candidates have earlier woked

as officer of varying ranks in the Army. Accordingly the Commission recommends that such posts

should be given pay and GP as shown in the table on the next page:-

Previously held Rank GP for LDA GP for UDA

Sepoy, Naik, Havaldar or equivalent and dependents

of Ex-Servicemen/others

2200 2900

Naik Subedar & Subedar or equivalent 2400 3100

Subedar Major, Hon‘ LT & Hon‘ Captain or

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(7) Sodou Asom Jarikarak Sanstha filed a petition before the Hon‘ble Gauhati Hight Court ( WP(C)

1498/2012 ) regarding their pay vis-a-vis the pay drawn by similarly placed employees in other

department. The Hon‘ble Court passed an order directing the examination of the petitioner‘s case and

a just and proper decision thereon. The General Administration Department requested the Finance

(PRU) Department to place this matter before the 7th Assam Pay & PP Commission for necessary

action.

The Commission had already received petition from this Sanstha which was examined. The position

of grade pay drawn by similarly placed employees in different departments is as shown in table

below:-

Sl. No Department Designation of post GP as per ROP 2010

1 Governor‘s Secretariat Messenger (by promotion) Rs.2000/- per month

2 Judicial Courts (a) Jarikarak (direct)

(a) Head Jarikarak (by promotion)

Rs.2100/- per month

Rs.2200/- per month

3 Civil Defense/APRO Messenger (Direct) Rs.2100/- per month

4 Cooperation Dept. Process Serving Peon (direct) Rs.1600/- per month

5 GAD/Revenue Dept. (a) Jarikarak (direct)

(b) Head Jarikarak (by promotion)

Rs.1600/- per month

Rs.2000/- per month

The Commission has taken note of the variation in nomenclature and Grade Pay under different

departments and felt that a standard designation and a common pay should be fixed for this category

of employees. After careful consideration the Commission recommends that the

Jarikaraks/Process Serving Peons/Process Servers/Messengers should be all catagorised as

Jarikaraks Grade-I and Jarikarak Grade-II. All those Jarikaraks who have not completed 15

years of service should be known as Jarikarak Gr.II and be paid a GP of Rs.1800. Others who

have completed 15 years of Service shall be designated as Jarikarak Gr.I and given a GP of

Rs.2100 automatically after completeing 15 years of service. Accordingly all the posts of

Jarikaraks/Head Jarikaraks/Process Serving Peons/Process Servers/Messengers be redesignated and

their pay should be fixed.

1.13 Handloom & Textiles Department:

(1) Regarding the case of Sri Jagat Chandra Baishya, Information Officer in HRDC, the Commission

is of the view that the department should examine the case to ascertain the rank that Sri Baishya

might have reached in the cadre to which he belongs before his post was redesignated in 2013.

Accordingly a proposal for fixation of his pay be worked out and submitted to the Finance

Department for approval.

(2) It is observed that the officers in the rank of Junior Inspector, Senior Inspector and Sub-Register

are given the same GP in Handloom & Textiles Department and Cooperation Department. However

the Assistant Registrar in the Handloom & Textile Department gets Rs.5100 as GP while the Asstt.

Registrar in Cooperation Department gets Rs.5400 . The Commission recommends that the Asstt.

Registrar in Handloom & Textile Dept. should be paid equal GP of Rs.5400.

(3) The Commission recommends that for the post of Extension Officer (Sericulture) the minimum

qualification should be B.Sc (Sericulture) and the recruitment should be through APSC. The

Commission further recommends that the EOs having B.Sc (Sericulture) qualification be given a

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(4) Regarding the demands relating to promotions of Senior Inspectors and Managers, the

Commission recommends that the department should examine its service rules in consultation with

the stake holders and make necessary amendments as may be required.

1.14 Health & FW Department:

(1) The Commission has observed that under the Health & FW Department the posts of Laboratory

Attendants are available under different programmes/medical colleges and their GP are different. The

Commission recommends that the department should examine the nature of works of these Attendants

and compare it with the Laboratory Attendants of Excise Department keeping in mind that in Excise

Department two GP are available for the posts of Lab. Attendants. Having compared the nature of

works and the qualifications, the department may try to put one common GP for all Lab Attendants

with the concurrence of Finance Department.

(2) The Commission recommends that all the Nurses who have got B.Sc Nursing degree should be

given GP of 3300 at the time of direct recruitment. For subsequent promotions the department may

frame appropriate service rules.

(3) The Commission recommends that the GP for the diploma holder pharmacist in Alopathy and

Ayurveda should be same. The Commission also recommends pay parity in case of all degree holder

pharmacist in both the system of medicine.

(4) The Commission has observed that in the Health Department different type of Technicians like

Radiographer, X-ray, Anesthesia, Ophthalmic Assistants etc. are employed in different departments.

The GP for such technicians are more or less same but varying. In some cases it is observed that the

differentiation between the technicians and attendants are not maintained and there are disparity in

pay of such posts. To rationalize these matters the Commission recommends that the department

should examine the matter in detail and put all the technicians, who have specialized knowledge for

technical work and have acquired some special qualification, in one group and designate them with a

common name may be medical technicians. The department may also suggest one common GP for

all such technicians after in depth examination of the issues involved and move Finance Department

for consideration. Similar exercise should be done for the Lab Attendants and Lab Bearers who have

similar nature of work. The job content of Lab Assistants should also be examined and they may be

put either in the category of Attendants or in the category of Assistants depending upon the job and

qualification.

(5) The Commission is of the view that Malaria Surveillance Workers and similar other workers under

various other programmes should be suitably re-skilled and put under same designation as MPW.

After re-skilling, the nature of work for such workers shall be determined from time to time

depending upon the need of the department.

(6) The Commission recommends that the Dental Physicians and Dental Surgeons working in the

State Health Services should be provided promotions according the some well defined service rules.

For this purpose, the department may either encadre them with the MBBS doctors or alternatively

frame a different cadre under a different service rules for these dental doctors.

(7) The Commission observes that at present there is no non-matriculate trained pharmacist in the GP

of Rs.2400 and as such these posts should be abolished. The Diploma holder pharmacist on promotion

should get a GP of 3300 instead of 3100 at present. Further the Commission recommends that

B.Pharma degree holders be given a GP of 3300 at entry level and on their promotion the B.Pharma

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(8) Govt. Ayurvedic College Teachers Association and Regional Dental College Teachers Association

have brought up issues relating to the pay scale of the post of Assistant Professor and redesignation of

the said post as per the AICTE Notification dated 22/01/2010. The Commission is of the view that the

Health & FW Department should examine this matter and take appropriate steps in accordance with

the AICTE Regulation 2010.

(9) The Commission recommends that the GP of the Senior Food Safety Officer (earlier known as

Senior Food Inspector) should be raised from existing Rs.4500 to Rs.5400 and similarly the GP of

Designated Officer Food Safety (earlier known as Regional Food Inspector) should be raised from

Rs.4900 to Rs.6100.

(10) The Commission recommends that the recruitment of the diploma holder Physiotherapist be

discouraged. However for the time being the Assistant Physiotherapist who are drawing GP of

Rs.2400 should be given a higher GP of Rs.2700. On promotion he should be given the GP of

Rs.3300 and designation of Physiotherapist should be given to this promotion post. Direct recruit

Physiotherapist with Bachelor in Physiotherapy degree should also be paid the same GP of Rs.3300

and their promotion should be in next higher GP.

(11) The Commission recommends that the GP of District Malaria Officer should be revised from the

present Rs.4300 to Rs.4500.

(12) Regarding the disparity in pay of Doctors having PG degree (Senior-vs-Junior) the Commission

is of the view that such cases are few and each of such case should be examined by the department on

its own merit and with the approval of Finance Department suitable decision may be taken.

(13) The matter relating to the NPA for the faculty members of Assam Ayurvedic College has been

referred by the Finance (PRU) Department to the pay Commission. The Commission has also

received memorandums on the same issue from some other groups belonging to the departments other

than the health department. The Commission has dealt this matter elsewhere in the report and made its

recommendations.

(14) The matter relating to the Vaccinators, Health Assistants, Health Inspectors, Sanitary Inspectors,

Para-Medical Health Assistants was discussed by the Commission. It is felt that this cadre of

employees should be reorganized in maximum three groups and with three designations. There should

be promotional avenues provided for this cadre and suitable GP be considered in consultation with the

Finance Department. The Commission also suggest an alternative that these employees may be

reskilled and merged with the MPWs with the same designation and pay scale etc.

(15) The case of Smti. Monika Gogoi, Artist/Projectionist of Jorhat Medical College , Sri A. Adhikari

and Kamal Hasan, Optometrists was discussed by the Commission. The Commission is of the view

that the information available is not sufficient for any recommendation in this case, even though it is

felt that these cases merit consideration. Accordingly the Commission recommends that the

department should make in depth examination of these cases and take appropriate decision in

consultation with the Finance Department.

(16) Secretary of the GMCH, Sri S. Daimari and other Secretaries of Regional Dental College and

Nursing College have sought upgradation of their GP. They are drawing GP of Rs.4500. The

Commission is of the view that these colleges are normally treated as district level offices and as such

there should be parity accordingly in pay etc. Secretary of the medical colleges are appointed through

APSC and they act as the senior-most members of the staff in the colleges. Therefore the


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Commission recommends that the Secretaries of the GMCH, Regional Dental College, Nursing

College and other medical colleges under the Health & FW department should be given a GP of

Rs.4900.

1.15 Higher Education Department:

Six different associations have submitted memorandums which were examined. The views of the

Commission on the demands referred to in these memorandums are as follows:-

(1) Sri Pradip Kumar Choudhury is working as a Librarian in the directorate of Historical and

Antiquarians Studies, Assam and drawing a GP of Rs.3300. He has masters degree in Lib. Science

and was appointed on the recommendation of APSC in Assam Engineering Institute in 1998. In view

of the above the Commission recommends, in line with the recommendations of the Assam Pay

Commission, 1994 in para 9.77, the GP of District Librarian i.e. Rs.4300 for Sri P.K.Choudhury.

Similarly in case of Smti. Ruma Kakoti, Assistant Librarian, Assam Engineering College, Jhalukbari

the Commission recommends the GP of Rs.4300.

(2) The Commission recommends that the designation of Library Bearer and Laboratory Bearer in the

Colleges of Assam should be changed to Library Attendant and Laboratory Attendant.

(3) As regards the GP of Junior Instructors, Junior Instructors (Senior Scale), Senior Instructors, the

Commission recommends that the Junior Instructors in the GP of Rs.2700 should get automatically

promoted to the GP of Rs.3300 and the post of Senior Instructors and Junior Instructors (Senior Scale)

having the same GP should be merged and called Senior Instructor.

(4) To advance the promotion prospects of senior Instructors the Commission recommends that after

10 years of satisfactory service the officers in the GP of Rs.3300 shall be automatically promoted to

the GP of Rs.4300. For the purpose of such promotion the department would ensure appropriate in-

service training for skill development of these officers.

(5) The Commission also recommends that Junior Instructors should also be given in service training

before they become due for promotion to the rank of Senior Instructors.

(6) The recommendations at para 3,4 and 5 above are important in view of the fact that the

Polytechnics and Engineering Institutes and similar other institutes have a very vital role to play in

skill development of the students to promote the ―Start up programme‖.

(7) Regarding the demand of the Assam Science & Technology University to include it in the

Common Pay Committee for the purpose of of pay fixation of Grade C & D- non-teaching staff of this

University, the Commission is of the view that the University authorities may consult the Common

Pay Committee as and when constituted and prepare a proposal to be submitted to their Chancellor for

necessary decision.

1.16 Hill Areas Department:

The memorandum submitted by Karbi employees association has demanded hill area allowance

equivalent to 25% of pay for all the employees working in the Hill Areas in Karbi Anglong and Dima

Hasao districts. The matter relating to the hill area allowance has been discussed separately in the

chapter for allowances and recommendations in respect of hill area allowance has also been made

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1.17 Home Department:

(1) Additional DG, Special Branch informed that they have a cadre of PSO-Havildars who are given

pay in PB-2 with a GP of Rs.2200. Normally Havildars are promoted from the rank of Constable and

get a pay in PB-2 with GP of Rs.2400. The total number of the posts in this cadre is 1500 and at

present around 300 posts are vacant. Out of the remaining incumbents, 624 were regular Havildars in

Battalions etc. and were drawing the GP of Rs.2400 (say category 1). The others were promoted from

the rank Constables with relaxed qualifications (say category 2). This resulted into following

anomalies.

(a) The Havildars (category 1) are not getting the same GP because the PSO-Havildar posts have

the GP of Rs.2200 only. As such they are losing financially.

(b) Other Havildars (category 2) are not entitled to promotion as per service rules and therefore

face stagnation.

(c) Consequently the PSO cadre has become demoralized and its effectiveness has become a

matter of concern for the Special Branch.

To remove these difficulties and ensure the efficiency of the PSO-Havildar cadre, ADG(SB) has

proposed to upgrade these posts. The Commission in this connection observes that if these posts have

to be upgraded to the level of Havildars in GP of Rs.2400, the department will have to get adequate

number of eligible Constables and also arrange training for them as prescribed. There are obvious

limitations in both these matters. In view of this, whole lot of 1500 posts need not be upgraded

together. The Commission therefore recommends that -

(i) Out of the vacant posts, which are approximately 300, the department can propose

around 100 (or less depending upon the availability of eligible candidates for promotion and

capacity available for training) posts for up-gradation in GP of Rs.2400 and after filling up

these posts, take appropriate measures for their training etc.

(ii) The number of vacancies in the rank of Havildars (GP Rs.2400) in the department be

identified and equal number of Havildars (category 1) be allowed to draw the pay against

these vacant posts. For the remaining numbers of Havildars in this category, who cannot

draw pay against the vacant posts, the proposal for upgradation be submitted to Finance

Department.

(iii) The Havildars (category 2) should be screened to find out suitable ones who can be used

effectively as PSO. Only this number of posts be proposed for upgradation to the level with

the GP of Rs.2400.

(iv) Remaining Havildars (category 2) should be placed at the disposal of the district

authorities who can utilize their services for any purpose for which they are found fit. All

posts held by these remaining Havildars be abolished after the retirement of present

incumbents.

(2) The Commission recommends that the GP for Constable and other ranks up to the level of ASI

should be as follows:- (a) Constable – Rs.2200, (b) Lance Naik – Rs.2400, (c) Naik- Rs.2500, (d)

Havildar/Head Constable – Rs.2700 and (e) ASI – Rs.2900. The same GP shall be allowed for the

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(3) The Commission has examined the issue of Jail administration and felt that a reorganization at the

higher level is required. There is a need for creating promotional avenues to improve the functioning

of the jails. Accordingly the Commission recommends that the post of Superintendent of Jail Gr.II

and the Lady Superintendent post should be upgraded with GP of Rs.5400. Thus the post of

Superintendent Gr.I, upgraded post of Superintendent Gr.II and upgraded post of Lady Superintendent

shall stand merged and be redesignated as Superintendent of Jails in the GP of Rs.5400. Further, the

Commission recommends that to streamline the administration a post of Addl. IG Prisons should be

created at the headquarter and suitable number of posts of Deputy IG be created for effective

supervision of jails at field level and to ensure that one DIG of Prison is posted in the districts having

the Divisional Commissioner headquarter viz. in the district of Jorhat, Tezpur, Guwahati, Nagaon and

the location of the Commissioner of Hills & B.V. Division. These DIGs will have the jurisdictions co-

terminus with the Divisional Commissioners.

(4) The Commission recommends that the GP for Warder/Head Warder and Chief Head Warder

should be at par with the GP of Constable/Head Constable/ASI of police respectively i.e.

Rs.2200/Rs.2700/Rs.2900.

(5) The Commission recommends that the Warders/Head Warders/Chief Head Warders having

graduate qualification may be allowed to appear in the direct recruitment process of higher Posts of

Asstt. Jailor and for that purpose age relaxation if required may be granted and service rules be

amended accordingly. The department may also consider giving suitable weightage for the service

rendered by such candidates in the matter of selection to the post of Assistant Jailor.

(6) As regards the memorandum submitted by Smti. Rasabati Singha, Craft Instructor, Barpeta Jail,

the Commission, on the basis of the recommendations of APC- 2008 ( para-6 under the Home

Department) recommends that the case be examined by the department for a decision.

(7) Regarding the memorandum submitted by Sri Jayanta Dutta and 4 others, the Commission

observes that all the petitioners have diploma in pharmacy and they are working as

Pharmacist/Compounder in the Central Training Institute under DGCD and CGHG. The Commission

recommends that the officers who have Diploma in Pharmacy, which should be verified, should get

the GP of Rs.3000 at par with the diploma holder Pharmacist in the Health Services of the State.

Further the Commission recommends that the designation of Compounder should be changed to

Pharmacist (Diploma).Service rules be changed in line with the rules of health department and those

diploma holders who have required length of service, be promoted to level with GP of Rs.3300 as

recommended for health department.

(8) As regards the memorandum submitted by Sri Paramananda Thakuria and Dilip Kumar Doley of

Jorhat, both working as Agriculture Demonstrator under IG Prisons, the Commission reiterates the

recommendations of the Anomaly Committee 2010 (page 1&2 para 15 under Home Department) and

recommends that both the officers be given the benefit of GP of Rs.2400 with prospective date of

effect.

(9) Regarding the revision of pay of Director of Forensic Science Lab, the Commission recommends

that the Director of FSL should be given the status as in case of level-I Directorate. The Commission

observes that out of the 3 top posts viz. that of Director, Joint Director and Deputy Director, the GP

allowed to the Director and Joint Director are at par with the similar officers in level-II directorate

while the post of Deputy Director gets GP at par with the level-I directorate. In view of this the

Commission recommends that the GP for Director and Joint Director of FSL should be upgraded to

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(10) Regarding the petition of Sri Amrit Jyoti Bora and others who are working as Constable

(WO/WT), the Commission observes that the Govt. of Assam issued an order dated 11/4/2013

granting the pay in PB-2 with GP of Rs.2100 to the Constables (WO/WT) with effect from 1.1.2006.

However this order does not say anything about the redesignaion of the post for which the Hon‘ble

Gauhati High Court had passed an order to take a decision in the matter. The Commission therefore

recommends that in the light of the relevant order of the Hon‘ble High Court, the department should

decide the designation for the post in the GP of Rs.2100 and inform the Finance (PRU) Department

for necessary changes in the next ROP .

1.18 Industries & Commerce Department:

1. Assam Industries and Commerce Extension Officers Association demanded that the post of

Technical and Non-Technical officers in Junior Industry Service Grade-II should be merged together.

In accordance with the discussions with the department and the views of APC- 2008 and the

Anomaly Committee 2010, the present Commission recommends that the Technical and Non-

Technical classification should be abolished and all officers in the Junior Industry Service Grade-II be

placed in the PB-2 with GP Rs.3300.

2. The Association has also demanded that the gap between the pay structure of Junior Industry

Service Grade-I and Junior Industry Service Grade-II should be reduced. The Commission has taken

note of the observation of APC-2008 and recommends that the matter of pay structure for the

amalgamated cadre in Grade-II service should be carefully examined to determine whether all the

posts included in the amalgamated cadre should be placed in one grade pay or divided into more than

one category with different grade pay. With this detail examination the department may move Finance

Department in due course with a suitable proposal for approval.

1.19 Information & Public Relations Department:

Seven memorandums were received from different Associations representing different sections of

employees of the department. Most of the issues raised by these associations relate to the

consequences arising out of the upgradation of the directorate to level-I. All the issues were discussed

with the Secretary of the department and it was generally felt that a reorganization of the department

is required. Having considered all aspects of the matter the Commission recommends as follows:-

(i) The Joint Director of IPR should be placed in PB-4 with GP Rs.6600 which is the GP for Joint

Directors of level-I directorates.

(ii) In the reorganization proposal the department should create and designate suitably the post for

District and Sub-Divisional Officers and they should be placed in the PB-4 with GP of Rs.6300 and

Rs.5900 respectively which are the pay scales for District and Sub-Divisional Officers of level-I

directorates.

(iii) As regards the prayer of Smti. Raj Bora, Special Information Officer in the CM‘s Secretariat, the

Commission has taken note of the recommendations of APC- 2008 and recommends that the benefit

of higher pay scale as recommended by them be given with effect from a date that may be determined

in consultation with the Finance Department. As for the posting on the 3 ex-cadre posts of Special

Information Officers, the Commission recommends that officers from the directorate may be posted

on these posts. Alternatively if the work requires a permanent post and the manpower in the

directorate is insufficient, such posts may be created, may be temporarily.

(iv) As regards the petition of Sri Tapan Kumar Gogoi, Maintenance Engineer, the Commission

agrees with the recommendation of APC- 2008 and recommends that Sri Gogoi be placed in PB-4


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with GP of Rs.6100. This decision should be followed only for the purpose of revision of pay. The

Commission also reiterates the view of APC-2008 that in future the department should avoid creating

such isolated posts and such officers should be put into suitable cadre where promotion prospects can

be offered to them. Service rules etc. may be suitably amended for this purpose.

(v) Regarding the reorganization of Photographer and Dark Room Assistants the Commission is of the

view that the GP of Photographer should be fixed at Rs.3300. The posts of Dark Room Assistants

should be upgraded and redesignated as Junior Photographer in the GP of Rs.2400. These upgraded

posts shall be treated as terminal.

(vi) Regarding the posts of Journalist, Translator, Sub-Editor-cum-Proof Reader and Proof Reader, the

Commission agrees with the view of the department that these posts be given a higher GP of Rs.4200.

As far as the post of Librarian is concerned, this recommendation would be considered along with

other recommendation of the Commission regarding equalization of pay scales of similarly designated

posts which is dealt with in other chapter.

1.20 Judicial Department:

The All Assam Judicial Employees Association represented that the recommendations of the Shetty

Commission had not been fully implemented. There are some posts which were recommended for

creation but are yet to be created and in some of the posts different pay scales were recommended

which are yet to be accepted and granted. The Commission therefore recommends that the

unimplemented part of the Shetty Commission‘s recommendations should be identified and decision

should be taken. All posts along with their finally decided pay scales should be incorporated in

the new ROP.

According to the information furnished to this Commission following actions are pending:-

(a) Change in designations of Sheristadar of DJ, Superintendent, Family Court, Registrar,

Industrial Tribunal, Registrar, Labour Courts, Sheristadar, MACT, Sheristadar, Special CBI

Court and Sheristadar of Designated Court.

(b) Revision of Grade Pay of Sheristadar of Addl. DJ, Head Assistant of DJ, Civil Sheristadar

(Munsif),, Steno Gr.II, Accountant, Record Arranger, Head Jarikarak, Duftry, Jarikarak and

Jamadar if not already revised and correct position to be indicated in next ROP.

(c) Special pay to be enhanced for Steno Gr.I, Steno Gr.II and Steno Gr.III.

(d) Regular TA to Head Jarikarak, Jarikaraks, Driver and Duftry to be paid.

1.21 Labour & Employment Department:

Seven different Associations have submitted memorandums relating to various demands. On

examination of these demands the Commission recommends the following:-

(1) The Assam Craftsman Training Service Rules 1993 should be suitably amended to include the

provision of automatic promotion of Junior Instructors after completion of 10 years of service to the

level of Senior Instructors.

(2) Office of the Chief Inspector of Factories should be redesignated as Directorate of Factories and

the designations of the officers should be accordingly changed.

(3) The post of Law Assistant in the office of Chief Inspector of Factories should be redesignated as

Law Officer and should be given a GP of Rs.5900 which is equivalent to the GP of Asstt. Director in

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1.22 Mines & Minerals Department:

The Assam Geology & Mining Service Association demanded in their memorandum that the posts of

Geologist, Petroligist, Resident Geologist and Geophysicist (all in the PB-4 with GP of Rs.6100)

should be merged with the posts of Deputy Director/Senior Geologist in the same pay band in the GP

of Rs.6300.. The Commission recommends the amalgamation as demanded. However the post of

Assistant Geologist/Curator in the PB-4 with GP of Rs.5400 shall remain designated as Assistant

Geologist.

1.23 Panchayat & Rural Development Department:

Memoranda have been submitted by 5 different Associations viz. All Assam BDOs Association, All

Assam Panchayat & WC Extension Officers Association All Assam Rural Development Employees

Association, All Assam Gaon Panchayat Secretaries Association and All Assam Panchayat & Rural

development Fisheries Development Officers Association which include demands which are

interconnected and require reorganization of pay and designation. The Commission, after detail

examination of these demands is of the view that –

(1) All the Gram Sevaks/Sevikas be put in one pay scale with GP of Rs.2400. There should be no

separate pay scale for untrained Gram Sevaks/Sevikas and training should be made compulsory for all

of them. In case of any Gram Sevaks/Sevikas having failed in successfully completing the training

within the time stipulated by the department, his/her increment should be stopped till he /she

completes such training.

(2) The posts of Senior Gram Sevaks/Sevikas should be upgraded and provided with GP of Rs.3000

and they be called as EO(P). These posts should be merged with EO (WC), EO (I) in one cadre with

GP of Rs.3000 and called EO (Group-A).

(3) All posts of EO Fishery (B.Sc Zoology) be abolished after retirement of the present incumbents

and EO (Fishery) with BF.Sc qualification be appointed thereafter on deputation from Fishery

Department.

(4) EO (Credit) should be redesignated as EO (Group-B) in the GP of Rs.4300 and shall be a

promotion post for EO (Group-A).

(5) The promotion from (Group-B) should be made to the level of BDO in the GP of

Rs.5400.

(7) For promotion of EO (Group-A) to the level of EO (Group-B) should be after completion of a

prescribed training in different development disciplines and upgrading their skills.

(8) The posts of Deputy CEO, BDO (Sr. Grade) and the BDO shall all be put in the same pay scale

with GP of Rs.5400. The designation of BDO (Sr. Grade) be abolished and the officers posted in the

Zilla Parishad be called Deputy CEO and those posted in the blocks be called BDO, both having the

same GP of Rs.5400. As a consequence of this the EO (Group-B) can be posted on promotion either

as Dy. CEO or as BDO.

(9) As regards the promotion of Junior Engineers, the Commission recommends that the rules

followed by PWD in similar case shall be followed by the Department and promotions to the level of

Junior Engineer (Sr. Grade) be given by upgrading the post for personal benefit to the concerned

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1.24 Planning & Development Department:

Six different associations have submitted memorandums before the Commission. After discussion on

various demands made in these memorandums the Commission makes the following

recommendations :-

(1) The Commission reiterates the recommendations of APC -2008 to upgrade the directorate of

Economics & Statistics to level-I directorate.

(2) While upgrading the directorate to level-I, the department will make suitable proposals for the pay

structure of various officers working in the directorate keeping in mind the position in this regard

prevailing in other level-I directorates.

(3) Regarding the reorganization within the department and merger of posts etc. , the Commission is

of the view that there are different designations of posts but the total number of GP applicable to these

designations are 7 in PB-3 and PB-4. The Commission is of the view that the department should try to

reduce the number of designations and while doing so ensure that the pyramidical structure resulting

out of this reorganization provides fair opportunities for promotions at different levels. The

Commission is of the view that seven number of GP available at present would be adequate for the

purpose of reorganization.

(4) Srimati Jyotilekha Khound, Librarian in the P & D Department has,as stated, not got any

promotion for the last 24 years. She originally belongs to the Directorate of Library Services and was

confirmed in the P&D Department vide letter No.PDS.4/79/265 dated 21/4/1992. If this is the

position, the Commission is of the view that she should be given the benefit of MACP.

(5) Sri Ganga Prasad Hazarika has completed 25 years of service as Language Officer without any

promotion and has been availing GP of Rs.5100. The Commission recommends that Sri Hazarika

be be given the benefit under MACP.

1.25 Printing & Stationary Department:

The memorandum submitted by Assam Government Press Industrial Employees Association includes

demands relating to pay etc. of Machine-man and Assistant Machine-man etc. who are transferred

from the Letter printing section to the Offset Printing Section . Similar demands have been raised for

the employees transferred from PTS Section to DTP Section. This matter was discussed and it was

revealed that such demands are cropping up because of change in technology in printing and

procurement of new machines. The Commission is of the view that to overcome this problem the

department should consider re-organization which should include re-skilling of the employees and re-

deployment in newly created sections. Accordingly, the pay scale etc. should also be suitably altered

in the re-organization proposal.

1.26 Revenue & Disaster Management Department:

(1) It is observed that the Anomaly Committee 2010 had recommended 3 distinct GP for the survey

staff of the Director of Land Records viz. Rs.2500, Rs.2600and Rs.2800 which stand revised to

Rs.3000, Rs.3100 and Rs.3300. The Commission agrees with this recommendation and suggests

further that the following grouping should be made for the purpose of revision:-

(a) GP Rs.3000 – Traverser Gr.III/Draftsman Gr.II/Plain Table Surveyor/Sub Engineer Gr.II.

(b) GP Rs.3100 - Traverser Gr.II/Draftsman Gr.I/Senior Plain Table Surveyor/Sub Engineer Gr.I.

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It is further recommended that the department may examine the possibilities of giving common

designations for these three categories of Survey Staff. This should be done keeping in mind the new

methods of survey being introduced in the department and should also provide for suitable skill

development trinings for the concerned employees.

(2) The Commission recommends that all Jarikaraks, Process Serving Peons, Process Servers and

Head Jarikaraks drawing different pay scales should be divided into 2 categories viz. Jarikarak Gr.I in

GP of Rs.2100 and Jarikarak Gr.II in GP of Rs.1800. All Jarikaraks, Process Serving Peons, Process

Servers who have not completed 15 years of service will be called Jarikarak Gr.II and those who have

completed 15 of service or more shall be called as Jarikarak Gr.I.

(3) The Commission recommends reorganization of posts of Asstt. IGR and Addl. IGR and

recommends that the post of Asstt. IGR be upgraded to Deputy IGR equivalent to the Deputy Director

of level-I directorate with GP of Rs.6300. Designation of Addl. IGR should be changed to Joint IGR

equivalent to the Joint Director of level-I directorate with GP of Rs.6600.

(4) The Commission recommends that the GP of Mandal should be at par with the VLEW of

Agriculture Department i.e. Rs.2400.

(5) The Commission further recommends that the post of Kanoongo and Inspector of Records should

be reorganized and redesignated as Kanoongo Gr.II and Kanoongo Gr.I respectively. The GP for

Kanongo Gr.II shall be Rs.2700 and to that of Gr.I shall be Rs.2900. The post of Kanoongo Gr.I shall

be filled up by promotion.

(6) The Commission recommends that the department should encourage the survey staff of the

department in modern techniques of survey and provide skill development trainings to all the staff.

To incentivize this scheme one additional increment should be given to the person who successfully

completes the training.

1.27 Science & Technology Department:

1. There is a post of Junior Scientific Officer in the directorate of Science & Technology in the

existing Grade Pay of Rs.5100. It is understood that there is no promotional avenues for this post. On

the other hand, the ASTEC an autonomous body under the same department has a similar post with

existing Grade Pay of Rs.6300 and also has promotional avenues. It is also observed that in the

Forensic Science Laboratory the post of Junior Scientific Officer also carries the existing Grade Pay

of Rs.5100 and there are promotional avenues for the incumbent to the level of Scientific Officer and

Senior Scientific Officer with existing Grade Pay of Rs.5400 and Rs.6100 respectively. Under these

circumstances the Commission is of the view that the Junior Scientific Officer working in the

directorate of Science & Technology should be given benefit under MACP. The Commission is also

of the view that the pay scales in autonomous bodies funded by the department as in this case should

not have disproportionate pay scales for equivalent posts and efforts should be made to remove such

disparities in future.

2. There is an individual petition from Sri Sanjib Sarma stating that he is working as a Computer

Operator for the last 25 years without promotion. He is presently in the GP of Rs.2700 which

includes two benefits of ACPS. It is observed that Sri Sarma was appointed in the year 1988 by

creating a post of ―Operator for Computer‖ in the pay scale of 500-875 which was similar to the pay

scale of Typist. The petitioner has sought the GP of 3300 at par with Computer Operator in Assam

Administrative Staff College and in the Directorate of Technical Education. This matter was


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examined and the Commission is of the view that the GP of Sri Sanjib Sarma may be raised to the

level of Senior Grade Computer Operator in the Assam Secretariat which is the redesignated post of

Sr. Grade Typist and carries the GP of Rs.2900.

1.28 Secondary Education Department:

(1) The Commission recommends that the directorate of Madrasa Education should be strengthened

by sanctioning adequate number of posts so that the various academic works which are indispensable

for this directorate are conducted smoothly. The Commission has been informed that a number of

posts are yet to be created. In view of this position, Commission recommends that the present post of

Assistant Academic Officer held by Sri Sanjib Kumar Phookan be upgraded for his personal benefit to

the level of Academic Officer with a GP of Rs.5100.

(2) Regarding equal pay for some category of employees like Statistical Assistants and Planning

Assistants etc., the Commission is of the view that the pay scale and the GP should be uniform for

such people working in all departments. The recommendation of the Commission on this subject in

detail is included elsewhere in the report.

(3) Regarding the demand of advance increment to graduate teachers having PG degree, the

Commission has made recommendations elsewhere in its report. However the Commission is of the

view that the department may examine the possibility of providing adequate quota in service rules for

promotion of such teachers to fill up the vacancies in the posts of PGT in the Higher Secondary

Schools/Vice Principal/ Principal/Asstt. Inspector of Schools and may prescribe suitable conditions

for such promotions.

(4) The Commission recommends that the Pradhan Adhyapak of Sanskit Tols in the State should be at

par with the Head Masters of the High Schools and their GP should be raised from existing Rs..3300

to Rs.5100.

(5) The Commission recommends that the pay scales of the Vocational Teachers, Pre Senior

Madrasa and Junior College Teachers should be inserted in the next ROP. Regarding the pay

parity claimed by the Vocational teachers vis-à-vis other teachers having the same entry qualifications

the Commission observes that the department has decided not to appoint Vocational Teachers any

further and therefore this issue can be decided if and when the department decides to appoint the

Vocational Teachers. However the existing Vocational Teachers with PG Degree be paid PGT scales.

(6) As regards the case of Smti. Hemo Prabha Devi, Asstt. Hindi Teacher in R.K.Choudhury High

School, Kukurmara, Kamrup, the Commission observes that the original appointment of Smti. Devi

was in the pay scale of 525-920 in June 1988 which was the pay scale for Junior Grade Hindi

Teacher. Subsequently it appears that she joined a different school where the post was Senior Grade

Hindi Teacher. Smti. Devi was having requisite qualification for holding this post and therefore was

entitled to the pay scale of Senior Grade Hindi Teacher that was 1375-3375 and which corresponds to

the GP of Rs.3300 in the ROP-2010 . The Commission recommends that subject to verification of

these facts she should be allowed the pay scale of Senior Grade Hindi Teacher from the date of her

joining in that post.

(7) The Commission has examined the demands of the part time Vocational Teachers in detail. It is

observed that 158 part time Vocational Teachers are demanding pay scales as has been given to 274

Vocational Teachers who were appointed earlier on regular posts by the Department. The

Commission observes that the two case stand on two different footings altogether. The Commission

has also observed that these 158 part time Vocational Teachers were regularized against equivalent


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number of vacant posts of Assistant Teachers which were allowed to be converted to the post of

Vocational Teachers with GP of Rs.2400. In view of this position the Commission recommends that –

(a) The teachers who have basic qualification equivalent to HSSLC shall be given the GP

of Rs.2400.

(b) The teachers who have basic qualification equivalent to graduation shall be given the GP

of Rs.3300.

(c) The teachers who have basic qualification equivalent to post graduation shall be given the

GP of Rs.3300 and 3 additional increments.

The above recommendation will be valid for each group of teachers irrespective of the trade which

they are teaching.

(8) Commission recommends that the Junior Colleges having XI & XII class only shall be renamed

as Senior Secondary Schools and they should be encouraged to start class IX and X also after which

they should be named as Higher Secondary Schools.

(9) PG Teacher and others in Higher Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools should be asked to

devote specific number of hours per week as per the Stardard Norms for teaching.

(10) It is understood that Education Department is amalgamating L.P. Schools, ME Schools, High

Schools and Higher Secondary Schools to reduce the number of schools and provide a common

institution for continuous education. The Commission appreciates this exercise and recommends that

after such amalgamation there should be amalgamation of teachers as a whole. The teaching

assignments for various classes should be fixed on the basis of the qualifications of the teachers and

their teaching hours per week should be fixed according to the National Norms/Standard Norms of the

department. Depending upon the qualifications, appropriate pay scales should be fixed and to the

extent necessary upgradation of the post should be done.

1.29 Secretariat Administration Department:

Four different associations have submitted their memorandums which have been examined and the

following recommendations are made:-

(1) GP of Deputy Secretary (Sectt. Service) should be revised to Rs.6600.

(2) GP of Jr. AA in Assam Sectt. Should be revised to Rs.3300.

(3) The entire cadre of stenographers should be reviewed and the posts available in the districts should

be included in the cadre. The incumbents of the posts in the districts should be allowed promotions in

the unified cadre without changing their postings in a particular place. This can be achieved by

upgrading the post held by such stenographers temporarily for personal benefit. At every level there

should be a competence test after which promotion should be effected. The GP for different categories

of stenographers should be as follows:-

Sl No. Category of Post Grade pay

1 Under qualified Stenographer in

District/HOD

Rs.2400

2 Grade III Stenographer Rs.3300

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4 Grade I Stenographer Rs. 5900

5 SO (Stenography) Rs.6300

6 Sr. SO (Administrative) Rs.6600

The number of SO ( Stenography) post having GP of Rs.6300 should be increased from time to time

to accommodate selected stenographers having higher performance and quality of work. The

department while restructuring the cadre would also consider redesignation of these posts as may be

considered fit.

(4) Regarding promotion of Grade-IV employees to the post of Computer Operator and Jr. AA it is

recommended that instead of the requirement of a fixed period of service in the feeder cadre

post, emphasis should be put on the competence to handle the work in the promoted post. For

this purpose suitable competence test should be devised and minimum qualification like

graduation/HSSLC should be prescribed. If necessary the candidates should be provided training and

other assistance to improve the skill before appearing in such competence test.

(5) For promotion of Sr. Grade Computer Operator, induction training as is required for Jr. AA should

be provided along with the requirement of 4 years experience.

1.30 Social Welfare Department:

1. Four different Associations have submitted memorandums before the Commission which have been

examined. It is observed that APC-2008 in their recommendation in chapter-7 relating to

reorganization of services had recommended that the Director of Social Welfare & Probation should

be classified as level-I directorate. The Commission is of the view that this recommendation needs

to be implemented. It is further observed that there are directives from the Govt. of India to create

separate administrative units for Child and Women welfare on one hand and Social welfare and

empowerment on the other. The department would take appropriate steps as may be required in this

matter in pursuance of the advice of the Govt. of India and accordingly decide if additional posts of

officers at the higher level are required or if some redundant posts have to be abolished.

2. Once the directorate of Social Welfare is upgraded to the level-I, the GP for the DSWO should be

suitably increased and made at par with the district officers of other level-I directorates. In the

meantime the DSWO should be put in GP of Rs.4700. Further it is understood that there are 4 posts of

Asstt. CDPO which are not required as per the norms by the Government of India. These posts should

be utilised for the districts where CDPO/DSWO are not so far posted.

3. As regards the pay and promotion matters of FIs, SAs and Supervisors are concerned, it is observed

that there are about 1800 Supervisors in the department in the pay scale having GP of 3000. These

officers are supervising the works of the Anganbadi Centres and their number is likely to be increased

so as to give effective coverage to the Anganbadi Centres in accordance with the norms prescribed by

the Govt. of India. There are around 30 FIs and 200 SAs in the same GP. The entry qualification for

all these 3 category of employees is same and the nature of work is also more or less same. The

Commission is of the view that it should be examined if all these posts can be merged together

with one designation.

1.31 Soil Conservation Department:

All Assam Soil Conservation Employees association, in their memorandum, have demanded Grade

Pay parity for SCD senior/SCD Junior/ SC Field Worker with the Deputy Ranger/Forester Gr.I and

Forest Guard of the Forest Department. They have informed that such pay parity existed prior to


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APC-2008. It is observed that the earlier pay scales for this category of employees were equal with

the forest officers mentioned above. It is also observed that earlier the Soil Conservation and Forest

Department were a single entity and therefore the nature of work and responsibilities of the above

category of employees is by and large same and in view of this the Commission feels that there is a

need for parity in this matter as claimed by the association and accordingly recommends

revision of GP of the above categories of Soil Conservation employees.

1.32 Sports and Youth Welfare Department:

1. Assam State Sports and Physical Education Instructors Association have demanded that the grade

pay of Physical Instructors should be at par with the Demonstrators of the higher secondary schools.

The Commission after detail examination of this matter found no justification for this demand.

2. The Commission recommends that the NCC Modelers (Aero and Ship) be placed at PB-2 with

Grade Pay of Rs.3300/-.

1.33 Transport Department:

Five different associations have submitted their memorandums and the demands contained therein

have been examined by the Commission. The Commission makes the following recommendations:-

(1) Employees of IWT have 11 different GP in PB-1 and PB-2. This need rationalization.

Commission recommends merger as follows:-

Employees with GP between

Grouped with GP

Rs.1500 and Rs.1600 Rs.1600

Rs.2000 and Rs.2100 Rs.2100

Rs.2400 and Rs.2500 Rs.2500

Rs.2700 and Rs.2900 Rs.2900

Rs.3000, Rs.3100 and Rs.3300 Rs.3300

(2) The Commission recommends that there is a need for rationalizing the staff strength among the 70

types of workers involved in above-said 11 GPs which should be done by the department and

redundant posts should be abolished.

(3) The Commission recommends that there is a need for reorganization of the office the

Commissioner of Transport. Requirement of new posts of DTO should be taken care of by this

reorganisation. The Commission is of the view that as the size of the districts are reducing there is no

need for Addl. DTO. Commission further recommends that Zonal level officers may also be provided

for in the rank of Asstt. Commissioner who may be posted in the divisional headquarters.

(4) The Commission recommends that the GP of the MVI should be brought to the level of the

Enforcement Inspectors i.e. Rs.4300 in view of the fact that all Inspectors in level-I departments are

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(5) The direct recruit Enforcement Inspectors (EI) and Motor Vehicle Inspectors (MVI) face

stagnation for their first promotion to the level of DTO. This matter was discussed with the Secretary,

Transport Department and the Commission suggests the following to remedy the situation:-

(a) Inspectors from enforcement/motor vehicle wing having same academic qualification be

grouped together in one cadre of Inspectors.

(b) A new level between the levels of Inspectors and DTO be created and named as Additional

DTO or Senior Inspector. This should function as the first promotion level for those Inspectors

who are graduate and are recruited through APSC. The posts in this level should be created by

upgrading around 40% of the posts MVI and EI.

(c) For promotion to the newly created level of Inspectors/Addl. DTO suitable capsule courses of

technical content and revenue matters be prepared. The Inspectors having worked as EIs should

pass the course relating to technical matters and the MVI should pass the course of revenue

related matters before they are promoted to the rank of Addl. DTO and Senior Inspector.

(d) Promotion to the rank of DTO should be from the level of Senior Inspector/Addl. DTO only.

(6) The post of Principal, (Driving Training Centre) may be given GP of Rs.5400 which is

equivalent to the GP of the DTO.

(6) The Commission recommends that the post of Pool Officer should be abolished.

1.34 Urban Development Department:

The Assam Town and Country Planning Engineering Service association have submitted their

demand for pay parity with the Central Government employees. The Commission is of the view that

this demand has a very wide ramification and there cannot be any favourable recommendation in this

regard.

1.35 Works Department (PHE/ PWD, Roads/ PWD, Building/Irrigation/Water Resource)

Eight different Associations have submitted memorandums before the Commission highlighting the

demands of the employees working under the four Works department viz. PWD, Irrigation, PHE and

Water Resource department. Some of the demands are specific to the employees of a department

while others are common for all the departments. The Commission having heard the senior officers of

the departments on various issues and examined the demands mentioned in the memorandums makes

the following recommendations:-

(1) The Commission has considered the demands of the Grade-IV employees designated as Khalashi

under the PHE Department. It is observed that these posts were created for the benefit of the

incumbents and were to be abolished after the retirement of the incumbents. The Commission is of the

view that such posts cannot be made permanent. As far as the promotion of such Khalashis is

concerned, the Commission recommends that the department should re-skill these employees through

departmental training as per the requirement of the department‘s work and may promote them to the

level of Pump Operator, Plumber and Electrician by making appropriate provision in the Service

Rules.

(2) The Commission recommends that the utility of variously designated Grade-IV staff should be

examined by the department and redundant posts should be abolished. In case of other posts which are

to be retained suitable skill development programme should be taken-up and attempt should be made

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to the department. After this exercise, if it is possible the department may like to club a group of

Grade-IV employees together under one GP.

(3) It is observed that the post of Draftsman-I and Draftsman-II are no more required in the works

department and therefore the Commission recommends that all such posts may be redesignated as

Subordinate Engineer Gr.I and Gr.II. Existing Draftsman-I/II, if any, should be re-skilled and trained

to work as Subordinate Engineer Gr.I and Gr.II. The Commission also recommends that the post of

Head Draftsman should also be abolished and incumbents of this post, if any, be suitably adjusted

after appropriate training etc. in some other posts. The post of Tracer and similar other posts which

are no longer required should be identified and incumbents of such posts be retrained for adjustments

with other cadres where their services can be gainfully utilized.

(4) PHE department has referred the case of modification of the pay scale of the post of LDA created

vide Govt. order No.HLB.259/77/33 dated 28/1/1978 in the monitoring cell in the office of Chief

Engineer, PHE, Assam. While sanctioning the post the pay scale of the post of a LDA under district

and subordinate establishment was allowed. The present proposal is to modify it to the level of pay

scale of LDA in HoD. The Commission observes that this post has been created in the office of Chief

Engineer, PHE and therefore has to be treated as the post of HoD. Under these circumstances the

Commission recommends the pay scale of LDA (HoD) now known as Junior Assistant should be

admissible to the incumbent with effect from the date of the implementation of this report.

(5) (a) Commission has examined the memorandum of Assam Diploma Engineers Service

Association. Their demand is for a higher grade pay of Rs.4200 while they are getting a grade pay of

Rs.3300 at present. Commission has gone through the order of the Hon‘ble Gauhati Court dated

19.1.1916.

(b) On perusal of records it appears that the Assam Pay Commission 1979 recommended the pay

scale of Rs. 325-650 for the Sub-Engineer Grade-I which was subsequently re-designated as Junior

Engineer. At that time, the Sub-Engineer Grade-I was a promotional post and persons without

diploma qualification were also promoted to this post. However, later on the diploma qualification

was made compulsory.

(c) On 26.11.77 the Government vide order No. FPC 35/94/77 raised the pay scale of Junior

Engineer to 350-750. Again on 23.11.78 another revision was allowed vide No.FPC 63/77/Pt/99 and

the pay scale was changed to 400-900.

(d) The Assam Pay Commission 1979 in their report remarked that they have not been able to

find adequate reason for which the pay scale was revised twice. They therefore decided to accept the

first revised pay scale of 350-750 for revision by them. Accordingly, the pay scale 620-1315 was

allowed to the Junior Engineers. Subsequent pay Commission made revision on the basis of the pay

scale of 620-1315 and so on.

(e) This Commission is prima facie satisfied with the reasoning of the pay commission 1979 as

available on record. It is further observed that the pay scale 400-900 was given to the Assistant

Headmasters of the High School. The graduate teachers in the High School were given the pay scale

325-650. Under these circumstances, the present pay Commission is of the view that the decision of

Pay Commission, 1979 was sound and justified. Accordingly the demand of the Assam Diploma

Engineers Service Association, which is based on the second pay revision, as stated above, is not

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(6) The demands of the Federation of Engineering Service Association of Assam were discussed with

the Secretaries of the Works Department. Their demand is regarding stagnation from the level of

Assistant Engineer towards the rank of Chief Engineer. Secretary, PWD (Road) suggested

restructuring of the office of the Chief Engineer as well as the department. He was of the view that the

post of Addl. Chief Engineer is no longer required and should be upgraded to that of Chief Engineer.

After discussion it was felt that a reorganization at the level of Chief Engineer‘s office is necessary in

view of the increasing workload and creation of more districts. Infrastructure development being one

of the major task before the Govt. It would be desirable to reorganize the set up at the level of the

Chief Engineer‘s office as well as the field offices. This reorganization should not only take care of

stagnation problem but also should provide for adequate delegation of powers so as to ensure

speedy implementation of schemes on one hand and monitoring and timely reporting of

progress on the other hand. In this process some of the redundant posts like the one of Addl. CE

may be converted to a post of Chief Engineer with adequate delegated powers in the field level to

achieve the above objectives.

(7) The Commission therefore recommends that all the Works Departments may propose restructuring

of the entire set up from the level of Chief Engineer down to the field level and seek Govt. approval.

1.36 WPT&BC Dept (Bodoland Territorial Council):

1. The Council authorities have submitted before the Commission that the monitoring and

coordination of the various development programmes at the district level is suffering in the absence

of a district head. The Deputy Commissioners of these districts, as per the MOS, are outside the

superintendence and control of BTC and therefore the services of Deputy Commissioners are not

available to the Council. In the light of this position Council proposed creation of the posts of Chief

Development Officers (CDO) for the four districts to provide leadership to various development

agencies in the district.

2. Apart from the post of CDO the Council authorities also submitted proposals for creation of posts

in development departments under the Council which, in their view, are essential for undertaking

development works with speed.

3. Bodoland Territorial Council was created as a self-governing body within the State of Assam after

the signing of the Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) in February, 2003. The objective of the

agreement was to provide an Autonomous Body for fulfilling economic, educational and linguistic

aspirations of the Bodos and speed up the infrastructure development in BTC area. The jurisdiction of

the Council extended over four districts viz. Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri and thirtynine

development subjects.

4. The Commission examined the demands of the Council in the light of the terms of reference of the

Commission. While the general thrust of the terms of reference is on the pay structures and service

conditions of the Government employees, yet one of the terms of reference refers to re-organisation of

existing services with a view to improve rationalization of work load and efficiency. The changes in

the pay structure would also be applicable to the Government servants working under the BTC

authority and as such it is natural to expect that such benefits should result in improved delivery

system in the Council area. In this context, the Commission decided to consider the issues raised by

the Council and make recommendations.

5. The Commission is of the view that the post of a District Development Head is essential and since

the services of the Deputy Commissioners under the provisions of the MOS are not available to the

Council, separate posts for this purpose should be created. As far as the demand for more posts in


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development departments is concerned the Commission is constrained to make any recommendation

and suggest that all such proposals should be referred to the appropriate authority in terms of para 5.4

and 5.5 of the MOS which says that no posts shall be created by BTC without the concurrence of the

Government of Assam. The Commission therefore recommends creation of posts of Chief

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RECOMMENDATIONS COMMON TO

MORE THAN ONE DEPARTMENT

1. Some of the issues raised by the stakeholders were common to more than one department. These

have been classified in nine groups and are discussed as below-

2. Matters relating to District Establishment:

(i) Various associations of employees of the district level offices have represented before the

Commission for increase in their emoluments. During discussions they have highlighted the

important role played by them in the matters relating to development. The Commission

appreciates the fact that this group of employees are the real cutting edge of the administration

and on their efficiency depends the economic progress of the districts. In appreciation of this

fact the Commission felt that certain reforms are required in the matter of recruitment,

postings, transfers and pay etc. of these employees.

(ii) Employees of different offices in the district are recruited by the respective head of the

department or the district level officers of the department. There are different procedures

followed by different departments for recruitment which results in the qualitative difference of

selected employees. It is essential that the recruitment process should be such that employees

in different departments have, by and large, same quality. Such uniformity is required across

the state also.

(iii) Transfer and posting of the employees in districts is controlled by the concerned head of the

departments. Table 3.2 of the report highlights the uneven distribution of Government

employees in various districts. Chirang has the lowest number of 4271 employees and Nagaon

having the second largest number of 27025 employees. Kamrup Metro and Rural districts

together have 60982 employees. The number of employees per lakh of population is lowest in

Dhubri with the ratio being .0072 and Dima Hasao is the second highest ratio of .0278. This

uneven distribution of Government employees results into the lopsided development. It also

highlights the need for reform in this area.

(iv) Within a district, the shortage of employees may not be uniform in all offices and there may be

some offices where deficiency is high in comparison to others. This anomaly, wherever it

exist, also needs to be remedied.

(v) The pay structure in the State today allows three different set of pay scales for ministerial staff

viz. at district level, HOD level and the Secretariat level. The demand for equal pay for the

district level and HOD level staff would imply equal entry qualifications and same recruitment

procedures.

2.1 Keeping in mind the above position, the Commission recommends as follows:-

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a. As the pay of Grade-IV employees in the district and under HOD is same at present,

their entry qualification should also be equalized.

b. The pay of Grade-III ministerial service employees in the district is less than the pay of

similar category of employees under HOD. Pay for such employees should be equalized

in view of the proposed reforms in service condition.

c. Minimum entry qualifications for Junior Assistants in the district and in HOD should be

equalised.

d. For uniformity in recruitment a Staff Selection Commission be constituted with

appropriate rules and procedures. This Commission should cover recruitment for all

district level and HOD level ministerial posts of all the departments.

e. The direct recruits both in Grade III and Grade IV services be appointed on probation

for three years during which period he should be paid a lump sum pay equivalent to 50%

of the admissible pay for the post. On successful completion of probation he should be

regularized and pay as per the pay scale should be allowed thereafter.

f. Without making any change in the administrative control of the head of the departments

a new procedure should be introduced superseding the corresponding procedures in

various service rules. These procedures are –

Within the district the Deputy Commissioner would be the competent authority to

transfer Head Assistants, Supervisory Assistants, Senior Assistants, Junior Assistants

and Grade-IV staff from one office to the other in the interest of public service with a

view to speed up the development process. Obviously it will imply that offices having

light work will be able to share their human resource with the other offices with heavy

workload and comparatively lesser number of employees;

For similar purpose the staff of the above mentioned categories belonging to the districts

within the jurisdiction of a Divisional Commissioner can also be transferred and posted

in different districts/offices by the Divisional Commissioner.

3. Rationalization of posts and their grade pay:

During the course of discussions with various associations, the Commission has come across a

number of cases where the post involving same nature of work and having same designation,

carry different grade pay in different departments. Some of the cases noted by the Commission

during the discussions have been listed and enclosed as Annexure-15.1. As a result of this

disparity, the incumbents of such posts have been clamouring for equalization of pay among

them. The Commission noted this anomaly but was not in a position to take any remedial

measure during the pay revision exercise.

3.1 It therefore recommends that detail exercise be undertaken to identify all such cases across

the departments and thereafter have consultations with the departments. After careful

consideration of all aspects the exercise should conclude with a recommendation of one

designation for one grade pay for each cadre where entry qualifications and nature of job is

same.Commission has examined a few cases and suggestion thereof are enclosed as Annexure-

15.1-A as an illustration.

4. Classification of Directorates:

(i) Another important issue that was discussed by many of the associations, related to the

classifications of the directorates. Prior to APC-2008 there were 78 Directorates which were

categorized as level-I, level-II and level-III. Depending upon the level of the Directorate the pay


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structure of the senior officers at headquarter and the field officers in the districts were determined.

APC-2008 while examining the issue of reorganization of services recommended that there should

be only two level of directorates in regard to pay and allowances and pay related benefits of

officers and staff. It reclassified all the directorates into two levels and the list thereof was annexed

as Annexure-7.1 of its report. In all, seventy directorates were listed as level-I and eight as level-II.

(ii) It is observed that uniformity in pay of officers of same level of directorates is lacking.

(iii) Recommendations of the APC 2008 are yet to be implemented. As a result the associations

have to put in their demand for higher pay etc. pending up-gradation of the directorates.

4.1 This Commission examined the matter and observed that the Administrative Reforms Department

was entrusted with the responsibility of implementation of the recommendation of APC 2008. It is

felt that the matter should be tackled in a different way. First, the classification should be based on

certain well laid down criteria which in view of the Commission should be – (a) the strength of

employees in the directorate, and (b) the amount of development funds being utilized by it. Based

on these criteria, the Commission recommends that -

(a) Following Directorates be upgraded to level-I :-

1 Directorate of Sericulture

2 Directorate of Audit (Local Fund)

3 Directorate of Char Areas

4 Directorate of Fisheries

5 Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratory

6 Directorate of Handloom & Textile

7 Directorate of Information and Public Relation

8 Directorate of Inland Water Transport

9 IG of Prison

10 Directorate of Social Welfare

11 Directorate of Accounts and Treasuries

12 Commissioner of Labour

13 Directorate of Handloom & Textile

14 Directorate of Financial Inspection ( after merge with Director Audit )

15 Directorate of Assam Minorities Development Board (after merge with Dir. Char Area)

(b) Following Directorates be upgraded to level-II :-

1 Directorate of Cultural Affairs

2 Directorate of Archaeology

3 Directorate of Library Services

4 Directorate of Tourism

5 Directorate of Printing and Stationery

6 Directorate of Geology and Mining

7 Directorate of Municipal Administration

8 Directorate of Sainik Welfare

9 Directorate of Science Technology and Environment

10 Directorate of Sports and youth welfare

11 Directorate of Welfare of Schedule Caste

12 Directorate of Welfare of Tea Garden & Ex-Tea Garden Tribes

13 Directorate of Border Area

14 Controler of Legal Metrology

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16 Chief Inspector of Boilers

17 Directorate of Museum (After merge with Archeology)

18 Directorate of Town & Country Planning (After merge with Directorate of

Municipal Admn)

(c) Following Directorates be closed and their works be entrusted to the departments concerned :-

1 Directorate of Historical and Antiquarian Studies

2 Directorate of Public Enterprise

3 Directorate of Small Savings

4 Directorate of State Lotteries

5 TADM

6 Editor in Chief Dist. Gazetteer

7 Directorate of Archives

8 Directorate of Official Language Implementation

5. Matters relating to Training Allowance:

APC-2008 considered the matter relating to training for the Government employees for all the

categories and made certain recommendations. It was recommended that all employees should be

trained regularly and the outcome of such training should be taken into account for grant of

increment under Increment Based on Performance (IBOP) Scheme. For this purpose Field Training

Institutions (FTI) were supposed to be set up and the directorial and instructional staff in such

institutions was to be given training allowance. This recommendation of the Commission was

accepted by the Government and it was decided that training allowance shall be given at the rate of

15% of the basic pay with a ceiling of Rs.3000/- per month to all the instructional and directorial

staff of all the premiere State level training institutes. The Administrative Reform & Training

Department was entrusted to prepare a proposal regarding eligible state level institutes and

qualifying posts for grant of training allowance. Many of the associations during the discussion

raised this issue before the Commission and wanted the training allowance to be introduced.

5.1 The Commission considered this aspect of the training with a sense of urgency and noted with

concern the fact that the Administrative Reforms department is yet to finalise its proposals. It is of

the view that if the concept of productivity pay has to be carried forward it is essential to improve

the skills and capacity of the Government employees before assessing their productivity for

rewards. Accordingly the Commission examined the reasons for the delay in preparing the

proposal by the Administrative Reforms Department and concluded that it would be easier to

initiate such proposals at the level of each department and finalise them in consultation with

the AR Department and Finance Department. \

5.2 Commission therefore recommends that every department should start the process of

training need analysis (TNA) to organize trainings accordingly. The departments themselves

should identify the training institutions which they consider as premier training institutions

of their department and identify the faculty members who should be given training

allowance. ART Department may issue broad guidelines for the purpose of selecting the

institutions and identifying the faculty for the purpose of grant of training allowance. The

Commission further recommends that the TNA should become a routine work of the

departments and should be reviewed every two years or so to ensure that the skills and

capacity of the employees are regularly updated and that they are in a position to deliver

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6. Matters relating to Advance Increment:

Demands were also made for advance increments for acquiring higher qualification. It appeared

from the discussions that during the last several years in many of the cases this allowance has not

been paid. APC 2008 recommended that acquisition of additional qualifications during the course

of employment should be allowed only if such qualifications have tangible utility in discharge of

public service. Once an employee is allowed to acquire higher qualification the department should

make best efforts to take advantage of his improved skills. Subject to evaluation of the

performance of the Government servant who has acquired such higher qualification, advance

increment should be granted according to a well designed scheme. This recommendation of the

Commission was accepted by the Government and it was decided that the provisions in force

regarding advance increment shall continue and the ART Department would examine this

recommendation of the Commission for further policy action. Commission observed that this

recommendation is yet to be implemented and some of the departments did not even implement the

provisions which are in force.

6.1 The Commission therefore recommends that the matter relating to advance increment

should be considered by each of the department separately. The departments are the best

judge of the need for acquiring higher qualifications by its employees and as such, they alone

should identify the courses which are useful for their departmental officers in as far as the

improvement in the functioning of the department is concerned. Once such courses are

identified a scheme should be prepared fixing the number of such employees who can be

allowed to go for such courses every year. Such scheme should be got approved by Finance

Department and implemented.

6.2 Further the Commission recommends that if an employee has already acquired a

qualification higher than the minimum qualification required for the post held by him, the

department may decide if such qualification is useful for the service and whether one/two

advance increments can be allowed for such higher qualification. In such cases also a scheme

will be framed by the department and approval of Finance Department will be obtained

before its implementation.

7. Matters relating to Service Rules:

(i) During the course of interaction with various associations and individuals the Commission was

apprised that a large number of the grievances of the employees relating to promotion,

confirmation and several other service conditions, arise due to non existence of the service rules. In

the absence of service rules ad-hoc decisions are taken which create anomalies.

(ii) The information about the present position of the service rules was sought from the

departments by the Commission. The information received indicate that while a few service rules

are in existence, some are in the process of finalization while several others are yet to be drafted.

The summarized position of service rules is at Annexure-15.2.

(iii) APC-2008 made certain recommendations to frame all the service rules in a time bound

manner. The Government decided that the concerned departments would take steps to implement

various recommendations regarding service rules of the employees. However, nothing substantial

appears to have been achieved till date. This Commission is of the view that unless the service

rules for all categories of employee are framed, the existing anomalies in various matters of service


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conditions would continue and that would not be conducive to an efficient work force and effective

delivery system.

7.1 The Commission therefore recommends that a High Power Committee should be set up to

complete this task of framing service rules in an expeditious manner. This Committee should

be headed by a retired senior officer who has the experience of working in the personnel

department and should include members (retired officers) having experience in the

department of Personnel, Finance, General Administration and Law. This Committee should

take up the unfinished work of service rules of various departments one by one. It may also

under take amendment of the existing rules and complete its task within a period of one year.

8. Inclusion of redesignated and left out posts in ROP:

(i) During the discussion with the various associations it was found that there are number of posts

in different departments which are not included in the Assam Services (ROP) Rules, 2010. There

are some posts which do not exists and need to be excluded from the ROP Rules. The Commission

requested all the departments to submit information relating to this matter and the information so

received has been compiled and included in the list at Annexure-15.3.

(ii) During the discussions it was also disclosed that designations of many posts have been changed

but such changes are not reflected in the Assam Services (ROP) Rules,2010. Accordingly

departments were requested to furnish relevant information related to this matter which is compiled

and enclosed at Annexure-15.4.

(iii) Obviously the lists at Annexure-15.3 and 15.4 are not complete and therefore the further action

is required to make the next ROP Rules perfect in this regard.

9. Gazetted status:

(i) APC 2008 received demands from various employees association seeking higher pay scale due

to Gazetted status. It noted that as per the stipulation laid down by the Government, Gazetted status

is bestowed upon a post provided it carries a minimum pay scale of Rs.3760 – Rs.9400 along with

some other conditions. It was observed by the Commission that a few cadres were given Gazetted

status even though they were in lower pay scales and this resulted into litigation. It felt that the

divergence from rules cannot be supported in this manner and therefore recommended that the

conferment of Gazetted status be discontinued. This recommendation was accepted by the

Government and the system of conferment of Gazetted status was discontinued.

(ii) Subsequent to this the Government by another decision conferred the Gazetted status on

Enforcement Inspectors and gave them the GP of Rs.4300 in PB-3 vide order No.FPC.27/2013/5

which is equivalent to the earlier minimum pay scale required for getting Gazetted status.

9.1 This Commission also received demands for Gazetted status from various associations. The

Commission has taken a stand that Gazetted status has since been withdrawn and pay matters

cannot be linked to such status. It recommends therefore that this matter should be carefully

re-examined in the light of the requirement of laws and if any law demands an officer to be

gazetted, such status be granted but that should be the only criteria for conferring such

status and it should not have any link to pay.

10. Miscellaneous:

(i) Many of the decisions relating to the recommendations of the previous Pay Commission were

not known to the employees till they appeared for hearing before this Commission. The


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Commission is of the view that steps should be taken to disseminate Government decisions to the

employees more effectively. It will also be useful if such decisions are put on the Government

website for the general information.

(ii) All Departments should take effective steps to maintain the guard file on computer system. The

process of making miniature film images of documents i.e., micrographics will make record

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Annexure – 15.1

List of Post with same designation and different GP

Sl No. Department Name of Post Pay Band Grade Pay

1 Administrative Reforms and Training. Registrar PB-3 4900

2 Heads of Department. Registrar PB-3 4900

3 Assam Administrative Tribunal. Registrar, ACS PB-4 5900

4 Industrial Tribunal. Registrar PB-3 4200

5 Administrative Reforms and Training. Programmer PB-4 5400

6 Agriculture Department Programmer PB-4 5900

7 Hills Areas Department Programmer PB-3 5100

8 Administrative Reforms Librarian PB-2 2800

9 Basic Training Centre Librarian PB-2 2500

10 State Madrasa Education/ Title Madrasa Librarian PB-2 2100

11 Engineering College Librarian PB-2 2300

12 Polytechnic Librarian PB-2 2200

13 Assam Textile Institute Librarian PB-2 2200

14 Directorate of Archeology Librarian PB-2 2800

15 Directorate of Hist. and Anti. Studies. Librarian PB-2 2800

16 Legislative Department. Librarian PB-3 4300

17 Administrative Reforms and Training. Asstt. Librarian PB-2 2500

18 Administrative Reforms and Training. Library Asstt. PB-2 2100

19 State Council of Edu.Research and Trg. Library Asstt. PB-2 2000

20 Health and Family Welfare Department. Library Asstt. PB-2 2000

21 Administrative Reforms and Training. Research Officer PB-4 5900

22 Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Dept. Research Officer PB-4 6100

23 PWD Research Officer(Geology) PB-4 5400

24 Official Language Research Officer PB-3 5100

25 Dist. Institute of Education and Training Demonstrator(Science) PB-3 4300

26 Engineering College Demonstrator(Science) PB-3 4300

27 Polytechnic Demonstrator(Science) PB-2 2800

28 Cultural Affairs (State College of Music) Demonstrator(Science) PB-2 2500

29 Agricultural Department Museum Asstt. PB-2 2000

30 Cultural Affairs Museum Asstt. PB-2 2500

31 ME/MV/Senior Basic Schools Graduate Teacher(Sc) PB-2 2500

32 ME/MV/Senior Basic Schools Trained and Graduate Teacher PB-2 3300

33 Junior Technical School Pharmacist PB-2 2700

34 Assam Textile Institute Pharmacist PB-2 2100

35 Forest Department Pharmacist PB-2 2500

36 Health & FW Department

Sr. Pharmacist PB-3 4200

Head Pharmacist PB-2 3100

Pharmacist (Diploma) PB-2 3000

Pharmacist (No Diploma) PB-2 2400

37 P & R Department Accountant PB-2 2100

38 Power(Elect.) Accountant PB-2 2400

39 Mines and Minerals Department Accountant PB-2 2600

40 Directorate of Agriculture Statistical Officer PB-3 5100

41 Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Dept. Statistical Officer PB-3 5100

42 State Institute of Education, Jorhat Statistical Officer PB-3 5100

43 Directorate of Fisheries Statistical Officer PB-3 4300

44 Directorate of Sericulture Statistical Officer PB-3 5100

45 Directorate of Handloom & Textile Statistical Officer PB-3 2500

46 Home Department Statistical Officer PB-3 5100


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47 Irrigation Department Statistical Officer PB-3 5100

48 Labour & Employement Statistical Officer PB-3 5100

49 Directorate of Economics & Statistics Statistical Officer PB-3 5100

50 Directorate of Geology & Mining Statistical Officer PB-3 5100

51 Public Enterprise Department Statistical Officer PB-3 5100

52 Director of Agriculture Statistical Assistant PB-2 2100

53 Director of Animal Husbandry & Vet. Statistical Assistant PB-2 2100

54 State Adult Education Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

55 Dist. Institute of Education & Training Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

56 Commissioner of Taxes Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

57 Controller of Legal Metrology Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

58 TB Control Programme Statistical Assistant PB-2 2300

59 Development Commissioner for Hill

Areas Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

60 Information and Public Relation Dept Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

61 Labour & Employement Departrment Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

62 Power Lines & Minerals Department Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

63 Social Welfare Department Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

64 Water Resources Department Statistical Assistant PB-2 2100

65 Directorate Of Fisheries Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

66 Education Department Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

67 H&FW Department Statistical Assistant PB-2 2300

68 Labour & Employment Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

69 Social Welfare Department Statistical Assistant PB-2 2500

63 Directorate Of Agricultural Computer Operator PB-2 2500

64 Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Computor PB-2 2100

65 School & Colleges Computer PB-2 2100

66 Commissioner of Taxes Computor PB-2 2100

67 Fisheries Department Computer (Engineer) PB-2 2800

68 Handloom, Textile & Seri cultural Dept Computer Operator PB-2 2100

69 Chief Medical & Health Officer Estt. Computor PB-2 2100

70 Directorate of Industries Computor PB-2 2800

71 Irrigation Department Computor PB-2 1900

72 Inspectorate of Factories Computo PB-2 2100

73 P & S Department Computor PB-2 2600

74 PWD Computor PB-2 2300

75 Directorate of Inland water Transport Computor PB-2 2800

76 Chief Engineer Water Resources Dept. Computor PB-2 2000

77 Agricultural Department Lab. Attendant (Fruit Preser.) PB-2 2100

Lab. Attendant (Workmen) PB-1 1400

78 Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1400

79 Engineering College Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1300

80 Commissioner of Excise Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1400

81 Directorate of Fisheries Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1400

82 Controller of Legal Metrology Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1300

83 Directorate Of Seri cultural Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1400

84 DME Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1400

85 National Fileria Control Programme Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1300

86 Regional Laboratory (Chemical/Clinical

Section)

Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1400

87 TB Control Programme Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1300

88 LGB Chest Hospital, Guwahati & Rangia Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1400

89 Inspectorate of Boilers Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1400

90 Directorate of Geology & Mining Laboratory Attendant PB-1 1300

91 Agricultural Department

Draftsman-I PB-2 2800

Draftsman-II PB-2 2300

Draftsman-III PB-2 2000

92 Public Health Engineering Draftsman-II PB-2 2100

93 Directorate of Land Records Draftsman-I PB-2 2100

Draftsman-II PB-2 1900

94 Directorate of Town & Country Planning Draftsman PB-2 2800


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95 Education (TECH) Department Draftsman PB-2 2800

96 Directorate of Museum Draftsman PB-2 2300

97 Directorate of Fisheries Draftsman PB-2 2800

98 Controller of Legal Metrology Draftsman PB-2 2300

99 Forest Department Draftsman PB-2 2300

100 Directorate Of Seri cultural Draftsman PB-2 2800

101 Additional DHS (Regional) Draftsman PB-2 2000

102 Directorate of IPR Draftsman PB-2 2800

103 Directorate of Town & Country Planning Draftsman PB-2 2800

104 Inspectorate of Boilers Draftsman PB-2 2000

105 Inspectorate of Factories Draftsman PB-2 2800

106 Directorate of Geology & Mining Draftsman PB-2 2300

107 Inspectorate of Electricity Draftsman PB-2 2800

108 PWD Draftsman PB-2 2300

109 Directorate of Social Conservation Draftsman PB-2 2300

110 Directorate of Municipal Administrative Draftsman PB-2 2800

111 Health & Family Welfare Department Photographer PB-2 2100

112 Industries & Commerce Department Photographer PB-2 2100

113 Information & Public Relation Photographer PB-2 2200

114 Directorate of Emp. & Craftsmen

Training Photographer PB-2 2200

115 Directorate of Rural Development Photographer PB-2 2100

116 Directorate of WPT&BC Photographer PB-2 2200

117 Directorate of Museum Photographer PB-2 2200

118 Directorate of Handloom & Textile Photographer PB-2 2200

119 Cultural Affairs Department Dark Room Assistant PB-2 1800

120 Health & Family Welfare Department Dark Room Assistant PB-2 1800

121 Information & Public Relation Dark Room Assistant PB-2 1800

122 Directorate of Empl. & Craftsmen Trg Dark Room Assistant PB-2 1800

123 Planning & Development Department Language Officer PB-3 5100

124 Legislative Department

(Assam Official Language Commission)

Sr. Language Officer PB-4 5400

Language Officer PB-3 5100


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Annexure-15.1 A

Examples of Rationalization of designation and Grade Pay

1. Four posts designated as Registrar in ROP 2010 have 3 different grade pay of Rs.4900 (2 posts),

Rs.5400 (1 post) and Rs.5900 (1 post).

Suggestion:-

Qualification Proposed designation Pre-revised GP

Belong to the service cadre Registrar (C) As per cadre rules

Having general graduate/PG degree Registrar (G) Rs.4900

Having LLB qualification Registrar (L) Rs.5400

2. 9 posts of Librarians, 2 post of Assistant Librarian and 4 posts of Library Assistants are shown in

ROP 2010 with following GP:-

Librarian Rs.2400(1) Rs.2500(2) Rs.2700(1) Rs.3000(1) Rs.3300 (3) Rs.4300 (1)

Asstt. Librarian Rs.3000 (1) Rs.3300 (1)

Library Asstt. Rs.2200 (2) Rs.2400 (1) Rs.3300 (1)

(Figures in bracket indicate the number of posts.)

Findings-

Library Assistant in the GP of Rs.3300 is wrongly designated and it should be Assistant Librarian.

Sub-Divisional Librarians recruited directly in GP of Rs.3300 and on promotion they get GP of

Rs.4300 as District Librarians.

Suggestion –

Libraries be classified as.

a. General libraries having books on all subjects.

b. Departmental libraries having books on department related subjects only.

Suggestions- For these two category of libraries the designations, minimum qualification and pre-

revised GPs should be as follows:-

Library category Designation & GP Designation & GP Designation & GP Designation & GP

General (G) Sr. Librarian (G)

B. Lib.

Rs.4300

Librarian (G)

B. Lib.

Rs.3300

Asstt. Librarian (G)

B. Lib.

Rs.3000

Library Asstt. (G)

Gen Graduate

Rs.2500

Departmental (D) Sr. Librarian (D)

B. Lib.

Rs.3300

Librarian (D)

B. Lib.

Rs.3000

Asstt. Librarian (D)

B. Lib.

Rs.2700

Library Asstt. (D)

Gen. Graduate

Rs.2200

All posts of Sr. Librarian/Librarian/Asstt. Librarian/Library Assistants should be accordingly re-

designated according to qualifications and GP fixed. Sr. Librarian should be promotion post.

3. There are 7 post of Pharmacists in ROP 2010 having GP of Rs.2400 (2 posts), Rs.3000 (3 posts),

Rs.3100 (1 post).


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Suggestion:-

Designation Sr. Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist (D) Pharmacist (G)

Min. qualification B. Pharma B. Pharma Diploma General Graduate

Grade Pay (Pre.rev) Rs.4200 Rs.3100 Rs.3000 Rs.2400

All post held by Diploma holders and General Graduates be declared terminal and no further

recruitment be made with these qualifications .

4. 12 posts of Statistical Officers are found in the ROP 2010 having pay scales of Rs.3000 (1 post),

Rs.4300 (1 post)and Rs.5100 (10 posts).

Suggestions-

Designation Statistical Officer (S) Jr. Statistical Officer (S) Statistical Officer (G)

Min. qualification Graduate with Statistics Graduate with Statistics General Graduate

Grade Pay (Pre.rev) Rs.5100 Rs.4300 Rs.3000

Post of Senior Statistical Officer Should be promotion post.

5. 18 post of Statistical Assistants exist in ROP 2010 with GP of Rs.2200 (1 post), Rs.2400 (3 posts)

and Rs.3000 (14 posts).

Suggestions-

Designation Statistical Asstt. Gr.I Statistical Asstt. Gr.II Statistical Asstt.

Min. qualification Gen. Graduate Gen. Graduate Gen. Graduate

Grade Pay (Pre.rev) Rs.3000 Rs.2400 Rs.2200

Direct recruitment should be made for Statistical Assistant and SA Gr.II Posts. SA Gr.I should be

filled up by promotion. For promotion the knowledge of statistics should be compulsory and Graduate

with statistics should be preferred for such promotion.


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Annexure-15.2

Position of Service Rules

Sl.

No

Department No. of Rules in

Force

No. of Rules yet to

be framed

1 2 3 4

1 Health & Family Welfare Department 19 Nos. 21 Nos.

2 Home Department 7 Nos.

3 Finance Department 6 Nos.

4 P & D Department 4 Nos.

5 Education Department 4 Nos.

6 Transport Department 2 Nos.

7 Works Department 4 Nos.

8 F & C. S. Department 2 Nos.

9 Industries Department 1 Nos.

10 I & P.R. Department 1 Nos.

11 P & R.D. Department 2 Nos.

12 Agriculture Department 4 Nos.

13 A H & V Department 2 Nos.

14 Labour 4 Nos.

15 Driver & Handiman 1 Nos.

16 Social Welfare 1 Nos.

17 Ministerial (Dist) Establishment 1 Nos.

18 Ministerial (Directorate) Establishment 1 Nos.

19 Forest Department (Class I Service Rule) 1942 1 Nos.

20 The Assam Technical Education Planning Service Rules, 2013 Concurred by

Personal Dept.

21 The Assam Border Areas (Non-Ministerial Service) Rules, 2012 -do-

22 The Public Enterprises Department Technical Service (Recruitment &

Conditions of Service) Rules,2012

-do-

23 The Assam Section Assistant and Subordinate Engineers (Works)

Service Rules and Training Rules,2012

-do-

24 The Assam Inland Water Transport Service Rules, 2010 -do-

25 The Assam Museum Service (Gazetted) Rules, 2011 -do-

26 The Assam Archaeological (Gazetted) Officers Service Rules, 2012 -do-

27 Assam Fisheries Subordinate Service (Recruitment & Promotion)

Technical Officials Service Order, 2013

-do-

28 Assam Sericulture Technical (Gazetted) service Rules, 2012 -do-

29 Assam Dental Health Service Rules, 2013 -do-

30 The Assam Leprosy Employees Service Rules, 2012 -do-

31 Assam Panchayat & Rural Development Officers Service Rules,2012 -do-

32 The Assam Town & Country Planning Research Service Rules , 2012 -do-

33 The Assam Town & Country Planning Engg. Service Rules , 2012 -do-

34 The Assam Town & Country Planning Town Planners Service Rules,

2012

-do-

35 The Assam Panchayat Employees (Provincialised) Service Rules, 2104 -do-

36 The Assam Archaeological (Gazetted) Officers Service Rules, 2014 Under Process in

PersonalDepartment

37 The Assam Secondary Education (Planning & Statistical Service Rules,

2014

-do-

38 The Assam Soil Conservation (Recruitment & Promotion) Grade-III

Service Rules

-do-

39 The Assam Panchayat & Rural Development Officers (Technical)

Service Rules

-do-

40 The Assam Music Education Service (Gazetted) Rules, 2013 -do-


182

41 The Assam Fisheries Subordinate Service (Recruitment & Promotion)

Ministerial Officials Order, 2013

-do-

42 The Assam Panchayat & Rural Development Non-Gazetted Employees

Service Rules,2013

-do-

43 The Assam Soil Conservation (Recruitment & Promotion) Grade –III

Service Rules, 2013

-do-

44 The Ministerial Staff (Office of Director, Directorate of Sainik

Welfare/Secretary, Rajya Sainik Board, Assam) Service Rules, 2013

-do-

45 The Assam P.R.U. Service (Recruitment & conditions of Service) Rules,

2010

-do-

46 The Assam Section Assistant and Subordinate Engineers (Works)

Service & Training (Bldg. & NH) Department Rules, 2013

-do-

47 The Assam Subordinate Co-operative Service (Recruitment &

Conditions of service) Rules,2011

-do-

48 The Diphu Govt. Hindi Teachers Center Service Rules,2012 -do-

49 The Assam Subordinate Planning (Ministerial) Service Rules, 2013 -do-

50 The Assam Statistical Service under Irrigation Department (Recruitmen

& Promotion) Rules, 2013

-do-

51 The Assam Madrasa Education (Provincialised) Service Rules, 2013 -do-

52 The Ministerial Staff (Directorate of Sainik Welfare Assam) Service

Rules, 2014

-do-


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Annexure-15.3

Posts which are to be inserted in the next R.O.P Rules

Department Name of Post Pre. Revised G. P. Sanction ref.

Public Health Engineering

Department

Water Analyst 5400 Not Available

Assistant Chemist 3000 Not Available

Laboratory Technician 2200 Not Available

Data Entry Operator 2400 Not Available

Chief Water Analyst 6600 Not Available

Senior Water Analyst 6300 Not Available

Assam Administrative Staff

College

Technical Supervisor 4300 Not Available

Superintendent 4600 Not Available

Director SCERT, Assam

Joint Director Nil Not Available

Deputy Director Nil Not Available

Project Director Nil Not Available

Research Officer Nil Not Available

Assistant Research Officer Nil Not Available

Registrar Nil Not Available

Superintendent Nil Not Available

Controller of Examination Nil Not Available

Char Areas Development Assam

Director 6600 Not Available

Technical Project Director 6400 Not Available

Project Officer 5400 Not Available

UDA/Accountant 3100 Not Available

Stenographer Gr-III 2900 Not Available

LDA/Typist 2200 Not Available

Panchayat & Rural Development

Department

Deputy Chief Executive Officer 5400 PDA.336/2001/11

Dt. 19/08/2004

Assistant Engineer 5400 RDD.16/2010/94

Dt. 27/6/14

Directorate of Social Welfare, Research Assistant 4300 Not Available

Directorate of Sericulture, Assistant Manager - HTS.235/98/17

Dt. 10/07/2006

H.T & Sericulture

Public Relation Officer 4700 HTS96/2010/Pt/72

Dt. 20/11/2013

Sr. Inspecting Accountant 3300 Not Available

Sr. Inspector/Auditor 4300 Not Available

Directorate of Museum

Museum Curator 6100 Not Available

Sub- Engineer Grade - II - FC(3) 944/97

Dtd.27/7/79

District Museum Officer 5400 Not Available

Laboratory Chemist 5900 Not Available

Assistant Director 5900 Not Available

Documentation Officer 3000 ETM. 66/94/14

Dt. 14-7-95

Laboratory Assistant 2200 ETM. 66/94/14

Dt. 14-7-95

Officer-In-Charge 3300 ETM. 182/85/7

Dt. 28-2-86

Finance Department

(Commissioner of Taxes)

Asst. Commissioner of Taxes 5900 FTX. 289/2000/34

Dt. 30-04-2005

Sr. Auditor 4300 FTX. 130/87/39

Dt. 09-04-2001


184

Information Technology Officer 5400 FTX.91/2002/63

Dt. 30-07-2008

Cultural Affairs Department

(Directorate of Archeology)

Accountant 3100 CAD. 136/2010/49

Dt. 28-02-2013

Planning Assistant 3100 CAD. 136/2010/49

Dt. 28-02-2013

Gallery Attendant - CAD. 136/2010/49

Dt. 28-02-2013

Monument Attendant - CAD. 136/2010/49

Dt. 28-02-2013

Night Chowkidar 1500 CAD. 136/2010/49

Dt. 28-2-2013

Exploration Officer - ETM. 149/83/8

Dt. 13-3-84

Sr. Conservation Officer 4600 ETM. 149/83/8

Dt. 13-3-84

Conservation Officer 4300 ETM. 149/83/8

Dt. 13-3-84

Directorate of Library Services,

Assam

Assistant Directorate 5400 AR. 21/97/32

Dt. 14-3-2001

Directorate of Accounts &

Treasuries

Deputy Director, AFS - Not Available

Assistant Director, Accounts - Not Available

System Administrator - Not Available

Programmer - Not Available

Assistant System Administrator - Not Available

System Operator - Not Available

Sr. F & AO 5400 FEB. 3/86/106

Dtd. 7-12-92

Directorate of Financial

Inspections

Joint Director - Not Available

Deputy Director (Technical) - Not Available

Higher Education Department,

Cotton College

Administrative Officer 5400 B(2)H 125/2000/6

Dt. 18-10-2008

Finance & Accounts Officer 5400 B(2)M 25/2000/57

Dt. 4-4-2008

Medical & Health Officer 5400 HLS. 1076/2012/Pt-

1/1981

Foreman 3300 PWR 16/74/79/PC

Dt. 29-07-2004

Lab Technician 3300 ECL. 86/78/168

Dt. 13-4-83

Physical Instructor 3300 ECL. 90/59/238

Dt. 10-02-2002

Pharmacist 3100 ECL. 86/78/158

Dt. 13-4-83

Library Clerk 2200 EPG. 847/87/3

Dt. 30-1-88

Scanner Assistant 2200 ECH. 86/76/158

Dt. 13-4-1983

Section Cutter 2200 EPG. 91/117

Dt. 17-11-91

Book Man 1800 ECL. 17/89/176

Dt. 8-3-78

Directorate of Technical

Education, Assam

Assistant Librarian 3300 Not Available

Department of Historical &

Antiquarian Studies, Assam

Head Assistant 3100 Not Available

Education Secondary Department Principal 5900 Not Available


185

(Sanskrit & Pali Tol) Lecturer 5100 Not Available

Pradhan Adhyapak 3300 Not Available

Second Adhyapak 3300 Not Available

Graduate Teacher (Arts) 3300 Not Available

Senior Assistant 2900 Not Available

Education Secondary Department

(Sanskrit & Pali Tol)

Graduate Teacher (Science) 3300 Not Available

Education Secondary Department

(Sanskrit & Pali Tol)

Junior Assistant 2200 Not Available

Grade-IV 1500 Not Available

Education Secondary Department/

Junior College/Higher Secondary

School

Principal 5900 Not Available

Lecturer/Post Graduate Teacher 5100 Not Available

Demonstrator 4300 Not Available

Junior Assistant 2200 Not Available

Library Assistant 2200 Not Available

Laboratory Bearer 1500 Not Available

Grade-IV 1500 Not Available

Education (General) Dist. Ele. Edu. Officer 6300 Not Available

Directorate of Madrassa

Education, Assam

Assistant Academic Officer 3300 B(3)S-281/97/220

Dt. 9-7-07

Pre-Senior Madrasa

Head Mudaris 3300 Not Available

B.Sc (Graduate) 3300 Not Available

F.M (A/T) 2500 Not Available

H.S (A/T) 2500 Not Available

Hindi (A/T) 2500 Not Available

ALT (A/T) 2500 Not Available

Inter (A/T) 2500 Not Available

Directorate of Forensic Science,

Assam

Joint Director 6400 Not Available

Transport Department Enforcement Inspector 4300 TMV. 323/2007/87

Dt. 08-03-78


186

Annexure-15.4

List of Re-designated posts to be incorporated in next ROP Rules

Sl

No.

Department Designation as in ROP 2010 &

GP

Re-designation & Revised GP

to be included in next ROP

Order No & date of Re-

designation etc.

1

Agriculture

Agricultural Economist

GP = 6400

Joint Director Agriculture

GP = 6600

AGA. 193/96/113

Dtd. 25-10-2000

2 Sr. Subject Matter Specialist (II

& I)

GP = 6400

Jt. Dir. of Agri (Extension)

GP = 6600

Jt. Dir. of Agri.(Horticulture)

GP = 6600 AGA. 193/96/12

Dtd. 07-11-97 3 Sr. Subject Matter Specialist

(Training)

GP = 6400

Joint Director of Agriculture

(Credit & Fertilizer)

GP = 6600

4 Potato Development Officer

GP = 6100

Deputy Director of Agriculture

(Horticulture)

GP = 6300

AGA. 64/86/Pt/11

Dtd. 24-06-91

5 Subject Matter Specialist (Soil

Chemist)

GP = 6100

Deputy Director of Agriculture,

Hailakandi

GP = 6300 Up-graded to DAO vide

AGA.249/90/31

Dtd. 01-06-91 6 Fruit Technological Officer

GP = 6100

Deputy Director of Agriculture,

Morigaon

GP = 6300

7 Subject Matter Specialist

(District Level)

GP = 6100

Assistant Director of Agriculture

(District Level)

GP = 6100

AGA.105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003

8 Special Officer (Planning)

GP = 6100


(Planning)

GP = 6100

AGA.105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003

9 Special Officer (Rice Package)

GP = 6100


(Rice)

GP = 6100

10 Agricultural Information Officer

GP = 6100


(Information)

GP = 6100

11 Surveillance Officer (Zonal)

GP = 6100


(Surveillance)

GP = 6100

AGA. 105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003

12 Subject Matter Specialist (Zonal)

GP = 6100


(Zonal)

GP = 6100 AGA. 105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003 13 Subject Matter Specialist (Zonal)

GP = 6100

Assistant Director of

Horticulture (Zonal)

GP = 6100

14 Subject Matter Specialist (DL)

and Subject Matter Specialist

(Econ)

GP = 6100


(Training)

GP = 6100

AGA. 305/91/23

Dtd. 20-05-92 &

AGA. 105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003

15 Planning cum Statistical Officer

GP = 6100

Asst. Dir. of Agri. (Planning cum

Statistics)

GP = 6100

AGA. 105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003

16 Farm Superintendent

GP = 6100

Asst. Dir. of Agri. (Farm

Management)

GP = 6100

AGA. 105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003


187

17 Special Officer (Farming

corporation)

GP = 6100


(FMC)

GP = 6100

AGA. 193/96/12

Dtd. 07-11-97 &

AGA. 105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003

18 Soil Survey officer

GP = 6100


(Soil Survey)

GP = 6100 AGA. 105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003 19 Farm Information Officer

GP = 6100

Asst. Dir. of Agri. (Farm

Information

GP = 6100

20 Project Officer (Sugarcane)

GP = 6100


(Research & Field Trail)

GP = 6100

AGA.193/96/14

Dtd. 31-12-97 and

AGA. 105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003

21 Subject Matter Specialist (Jute)

GP = 6100


(Pulse & Oilseeds), Assistant

Director of Agriculture

(Administration), Assistant

Director of Agriculture

(Horticulture)

GP = 6100

22 Subject Matter Specialist (M&E)

GP = 6100


(M & E)

GP = 6100

23 Horticulturist

GP = 6100

Assistant Director of

Horticulture

GP = 6100

Redesignated vide

Letter No. AGA.

105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003


GP = 6100

Asst. Dir. of Agri. (FTS)

GP = 6100

25 Cash Crop Development Officer

GP = 6100

Asst. Dir. of Agri. (Cash Crop)

GP = 6100

26 Agricultural Marketing Officer

GP = 6100


(Marketing)

GP = 6100

27 Sr. Marketing Intelligence

Officer

GP = 6100


(Market Intelligence)

GP = 6100

28 Agronomist (Irrigation)

GP = 6100


(Agronomy)

GP = 6100

NIL

29 Compost Development Officer

GP = 5400

Sub- Divisional Agricultural

Officer

GP = 5900 Upgraded to SDAO rank

vide letter No. AGA.

248/2000/15

Dtd. 22-01-2002

30 Fertilizer Officer

GP = 5400


Officer

GP = 5900

31 Assistant Soil Chemist

GP = 5400


Officer

GP = 5900

32

Agriculture

Assistant Soil Survey Officer

GP = 5400


Officer

GP = 5900

Upgraded to SDAO rank

vide letter No. AGA.

248/2000/15

Dtd. 22-01-2002


(Watershed Management)

GP = 5400

Sub- Divisional Agri. Officer

GP = 5900

34 Assistant Horticulturist

GP = 5400


GP = 5900

35 Seed Development Officer

GP = 5400


GP = 5900


188

36 Oil Seed Development Officer

GP = 5400


Officer

GP = 5900

37 Market Intelligence Officer

GP = 5400


Officer

GP = 5900

38 Assistant Chemist (Agmark)

GP = 5400


Officer

GP = 5900

39 Demonstration Officer, CC & TC

GP = 5400


Officer

GP = 5900

40 Sugarcane Development Officer

GP = 5400

Sub-Divisional Agri. Officer

GP = 5900

41 Assistant Agricultural

Information Officer

GP = 5400


Officer

GP = 5900

42 District Agricultural Information

Officer

GP = 5400


Officer

GP = 5900

43 Asst. Jute Development Officer

GP = 5400

Sub-Divisional Agri. Officer

GP = 5900

44 Agronomist (Sugarcane)

GP = 5400

Sub-Divisional Agri.Officer

GP = 5900

45 Surveillance Officer

GP = 5400


GP = 5900

46 Quality Control Officer

GP = 5400


GP = 5900

47 Research Officer (Planning)

GP = 5400

Sub- Divisional Agri.Officer

GP = 5900

48 Citrus Development Officer

GP = 5400


GP = 5900

49 Technical officer

GP = 5400


GP = 5900

50 Instructor, ETC

GP = 5400

Senior Agri. Dev. Officer

(Training) GP = 5400 No.AGA.105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-8-2003 51 Junior subject Matter Specialist

GP = 5400

Senior Agri. Dev. Officer All

GP = 5400

52

Agriculture

Senior Agri.Dev. Officer All

GP = 5400

Agricultural Officer – All

GP = 5400

No.AGA 105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-8-2003

53 Assistant Agronomist

GP = 5400

Sr Agri. Dev.Officer

(Agronomy) GP = 5400

54 Farm Management Specialist

GP = 5400

Sr. Agri.Dev. Officer (Farm

Management) GP = 5400

55 Junior Subject Matter Specialist,

Agronomy GP = 5400

Sr. Agri.Dev. Officer

(Agronomy) GP = 5400

56 Junior Subject Matter Specialist,

Plant Protection GP = 5400

Sr. Agri.Dev. Officer (Plant

Protection) GP = 5400

57 Water Use Specialist

GP = 5400


(Watershed) GP = 5400

58 Cotton Development Officer

GP = 5400

Sr. Agri.Dev. Officer (Cotton)

GP = 5400

59 Asst. Agri. Marketing Officer

GP = 5400


(Marketing) GP = 5400

60 Assistant Superintendent, Farm

GP = 5400

Sr. Agri.Dev. Officer (Farm

Management) GP = 5400

61 Asst. Plant Protection Officer

GP = 5400

Sr. Agri.Dev. Officer (Plant

Protection) GP = 5400

62 Assistant Horticulturist Sr. Agri.Dev. Officer


189

GP = 5400 (Horticulture) GP = 5400

63 Assistant Soil Chemist

GP = 5400

Sr. Agri.Dev. Officer (Soil),

Diphu, HaflongGP = 5400

64 Extension Officer (Agriculture)

GP = 5400

Agri. Development Officer

GP = 5400

AGA. 105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003

65

Horticultural Assistant

GP = 5400

Agricultural Development

Officer (Horti) GP = 5400

66 Jute Development Inspector

GP = 5400

Agri.Dev. Officer (Jute Dev)

GP = 5400

67

Agriculture

Research Assistant

GP = 5400

Agri.Dev.Officer (Soil Analysis)

GP = 5400

AGA. 105/2000/110

Dtd. 26-08-2003

68 Agri. Inspector (Statistics)

GP = 5400

Agri. Dev.Officer (Statistics)

GP = 5400

69 Chemical Assistant

GP = 5400

Agri. Dev. Officer (Agmark)

GP = 5400

70 Senior Scientific Assistant

GP = 5400

Agri.Dev.Officer(Pesti/Fert)

GP = 5400

71 Technical Assistant

GP = 5400

Agri.Dev.Officer (Technical)

GP = 5400

72 Microbiological Assistant

GP = 5400

Agri.Dev.Officer(Microbiology)

GP = 5400

73 Soil Survey Assistant

GP = 5400

Agri.Dev.Officer (Soil Survey)

GP = 5400

74 Agri. Information Editor

GP = 5400

Agri.Dev.Officer (Editing)

GP = 5400

75 Analytical Assistant

GP = 5400

Agri.Dev.Officer (Soil Analysis)

GP = 5400

76 Farm Manager

GP = 5400

Agri.Dev.Officer (Farm Mgmnt)

GP = 5400

77 Agricultural Inspector (Jute)

GP = 5400

Agri.Dev.Officer (Jute)

GP = 5400

78 Agricultural Inspector (Input)

GP = 5400

Agri.Dev.Officer (Input), Diphu

GP = 5400

79 AgriculturalInspector/Irrigation

Inspector GP = 4500

Agri. Inspector (Irrigation)

GP = 4500

NIL

80 Production Assistant

GP = 4500

Prod. Asst. (Fruit Preservation)

GP = 4500 NIL

81 Cotton Development Inspector

GP = 4500

Agricultural Inspector (Cotton)

GP = 4500

NIL

82 Cartographic Assistant

GP = 4500

Cartographic Assistant

GP = 4500 NIL

83

Agriculture

Fertilizer Inspector

GP = 4500

Agri. Inspector (Fert. Promotion)

GP = 4500

NIL

84 Marketing Intelligence Inspector

GP = 4500

Agri.Marketing (Intel.Inspector)

GP = 4500 NIL

85

Potato Development Inspector

GP = 4500

Agri. Inspector (Potato)

GP = 4500

NIL

86

VLEW / Gram Sevak

GP = 2100

Agricultural Extension Assistant

GP = 2400

AGA.361/2014/81

Dtd.29-02-2015

87 Publication Assistant cum Reader

GP = 2500

Manager Publication

GP = 4300

AGA.181/98/28

Dtd.15-03-2003

88 Museum Assistant

GP = 2000

Other Cadres

GP = 2200 NIL

89 Translator

GP = 2500

Other Cadres

GP = 3000

NIL

90 Asst. Artist cum Exhibition Asst.

GP = 2100

Other Cadres

GP = 2400 NIL


190

91 Artist

GP = 2500

Other Cadres

GP = 3000

NIL

92 Process Cameraman

GP = 2500

Other Cadres

GP = 3000 NIL

93 Senior Photographer

GP = 4300

Other Cadres

GP = 4300

NIL

94 Flat Machine Operator

GP = 2000

Other Cadres

GP = 2200 NIL

95 Assistant Offset Press Operator

GP = 2000

Other Cadres

GP = 2200

NIL

96 Grapho Machine Operator

GP = 2000

Other Cadres

GP = 2200

NIL

97 Compositor cum Tradle Machine

Operator GP 1900

Other Cadres

GP = 2100

NIL

98 Book Binder

GP = 1600

Other Cadres

GP = 1800 NIL

99 Cleaner/Handyman

GP = 1400

Other Cadres

GP = 1600

NIL

100 Mechanic Helper/Night

Chowkider GP = 1300

Other Cadres

GP = 1500 NIL

101

Irrigation

Sub- Engineer

(Civil)/Mech/Electrical

Junior Engineer

GP = 3300

No. IGN(E)46/84/6

Dtd.18-07-84

102 Assistant Driller Junior Engineer

GP = 3300

103 Draftsman Grade – II


Subordinate Engineer Grade – I

GP= 2700

104 Overseer Grade – II


Subordinate Engineer Grade – II

GP= 2400

105

Irrigation

Subordinate Engineer Grade – III


GP = 2400 No. IGN(E)46/84/6

Dtd.18-07-84

106 Overseer Grade – III


GP = 2400

107 Trained Section Assistant Subordinate Engineer Grade – II

GP = 2400


191

PRODUCTIVITY PAY

1. Background

1.1 The Seventh Assam Pay and Productivity Pay Commission is the first Pay Commission of the

State mandated to consider the issue of Productivity Pay and devise methods for forging a link

between employees pay and productivity. One of the terms of reference of this Commission is ―to

suggest schemes of incentives, keeping in view, inter-alia, its bearing upon performance and

productivity and make recommendations of the general principles, financial parameters and

conditions for an appropriate incentive scheme to reward the excellence in productivity, performance

and integrity.

1.2 The productivity of the employee is the measurement of his efficiency in delivery of services

and the way the employees respond to the needs of the citizens. Performance appraisal of the

employees is not, by any means, an easy task particularly when it comes to the measurement of

services which are nonquantifiable as compared to the measurement of the output of goods in a

factory which is quantifiable. Moreover in Government services, performance is not measured in

terms of profit earned as in private establishments but in terms of the degree of social welfare that

performance may promote. Improving the quality of life of the people, providing basic medical

facilities to the people, ensuring a crime free society and so on will promote social welfare.

1.3 The Fourth Central Pay Commission was the first to have recommended variable increments for

better performance of the employees. The Fifth Central Pay Commission sought to establish a

performance linked pay component for the Civil Services pay structure. The Sixth Pay Commission

recommended a framework for Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS). Employees fulfilling

certain eligibility criteria were to be covered by PRIS. Some of the criteria underlined were the

achievement of a rating of 70% in delivering goals set in the Results Framework Document (RFD),

achieving cost savings, implementation of bio-metric access control system in offices and the like.

1.4 PRIS was, however, not implemented by many departments of Government of India because of

certain inherent deficiencies like the voluntary nature of the scheme, the dependence of the scheme

on savings generated by the department, the absence of a reliable performance measurement

instrument and the casual approach to RFD. The department of Atomic Energy and Space

implemented PRIS in a modified form and it was independent of budgetary savings of the

departments.

1.5 The Seventh Central Pay Commission has recommended the introduction of the Performances

Related Pay (PRP) to all Government employees to be based on (a) general guidelines (b) RFDs and

(c) Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR). The general guidelines are that (i) one common

model will not serve the purposes of different departments with different sizes and patterns and

therefore, each department should design its own model based on its requirements, (ii) the financial

benefit to be offered to the employees must not be related to savings of organization and (iii) Training

of the employees should precede the introduction of PRP. The Seventh Central Pay Commission

found that RFDs have been implemented in 72 Central Government Ministries/departments. However,

the Commission pleads that RFD should be linked to a modified APAR that will highlight

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organizational performance as well along with the focus on the individual performance. Further, the

objectives of the APAR should be weighted objectives along with the Key Performance Indicators

(KPI). The Commission recommended 60% weight on work output and 40% on personal attributes.

1.6 PRIS has been introduced in Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, Pakistan and some other

countries. PRI is paid in the form of merit increments and bonuses. The increment varies from 3% to

20%. Countries like South Korea pay bonus up to 100%. The Central Public Sector Enterprises

(CPSE) in India has introduced PRIS where the payment not exceeding 5% of the distributable

profits is paid.

1.7 A study conducted by IIM Ahmadabad shows that the majority of Government employees get

increase in salary which is hardly related to performance. This is detrimental to hard work and risk

taking ability of the employees. Under the conditional advancement system, efficiency is the sole

criterion for advancement unlike the automatic advancement system where it is the length of service

that determines advancement. Both the systems have their own merits and demerits. While the

automatic advancement system may make employees lethargic and complacent, the conditional

advancement system will keep the employees active and focused all the time. On the other hand the

conditional advancement system may lead to corrupt practices and favoritism, while the automatic

advancement system is likely to curb such practices.

1.8 There cannot be one unique model for PRIS for all the departments as these are not equally

placed in all respects. The organizational structure differs from department to department. Some

departments may be well established while others may be relatively new. Therefore, a micro approach

will be necessary where each department will formulate its own PRIS depending on its own

characteristics.

1.9 However, the micro approach will be less effective without proper delegation of powers at the

field level. The scope for taking initiatives and promoting innovativeness in the organization may get

lost with a strict adherence to a plethora of rules and regulations implemented centrally.

2. Enabling Environment

2.1 The first essential step towards measurement of employees productivity is to create an enabling

productivity environment in the establishment. The desirable congenial environment is a function of

what is known as ergonomics. Ergonomics is the study of the relationship of employees and the

physical environment of work in the establishment. It encompasses such disciplines as psychology,

physiology and inter personal transactions providing the basic requirements for the creation of a

healthy environment of work.

2.2 The work environment check list prepared by Arthur Associates Management Consultants Ltd.,

Northport, New York may be considered as a broad guidelines for the creation of a healthy office

environment. Some of the items in the check list are physical working condition, extensive standing

or sitting, ventilation, exposure to chemicals or fumes, work space, noise level, types of machinery

and equipment handled by the employee, work schedule and so on.

2.3 A congenial office environment tends to motivate the employees and raise the level of their

productivity. The absence of such an environment leads to absenteeism, insensitivity, irritation, error-

proneness of the employees with adverse impact on productivity and the level of physical well-being

of the employees. Given the office environment and the expected improvement in the service delivery

system, a trusting relationship between the citizens and the government can be built up over a

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3. Training

3.1 In any strategy aimed at improving the level of productivity of the employees the importance of

the training of the employees can hardly be over emphasized. In the words of William G. Torpey,

―training is the process of developing skill, habits, knowledge and attitudes in employees for the

purpose of increasing the effectiveness of employees in their present Government position as well as

preparing employees for future Government position.‖ Training is a continuous process for need-

based skill development of the employees at different stages of their service career.

3.2 Training may be of different types like – i) basic knowledge training to make the employee

familiar with the job ,ii) job-exposure training on how to perform the job, iii) refresher or in-service

training to make the employee aware of the changes in procedure, new technology etc. and iv)

supervisory training for supervisors‘ effectiveness in planning, organizing, controlling of employees

to compare actual results to results expected. Post training evaluation is also necessary to assess the

extent of transfer of learning to the job as well as the extent to which the objectives of the training

imparted have, at the end of the day, been fulfilled.

4. Other Factors

4.1 Apart from training, proper record management also has its bearing on the productivity of the

employee as it saves time and cost and checks misplacement and destruction of files by mistake. The

process of making miniature film images of documents i.e. micrographics will make record

management more effective.

4.2 In the near future, office automation will further improve the service delivery system consequent

to the rise in employees productivity. The State Government has already initiated a slew of measures

to tone up secretariat administration and tax administration and has highlighted the need for such I.T.

led measures.

4.3 E-governance is round the corner. E-governance delivers electronic services to its citizens. It

applies electronic means in interactions between the government and the citizens, government and the

corporate world as also in intra-government functioning. It will ensure efficient and cost-effective

delivery of public services. Digital governance will drastically change the nature of citizen-

governance relationship and is a bold step towards good governance. Information will no longer

remain centralized in the hands of a few, the citizens will get a direct access to it.

5. Productivity Measurement :

5.1 Over the years different countries of the world have designed and developed different devices to

measure the productivity of their employees. Organization for Economic Cooperation and

Development (OECD) countries like France, U.K., Japan and Canada have applied the performance

related pay (PRP) which is the variable part of pay awarded each year ( or any other periodic basis)

depending on performance.

5.2 There are problems of measurement of productivity of employees, both Executive and Staff, and

these exist even in organization where productivity is quantifiable. Report No. 21 of 2016 of the

Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) which was tabled in Parliament has revealed that

the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC), India‘s largest producer of crude oil

accounting for 69% of the total crude production, has over reported its crude oil production by

12.1% during the period of five years from 2010-11 to 2014-15. This over reporting and incorrect

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and staff. This has also led to the company sharing an additional subsidy burden of Rs.18,787.43

crore during the period as mentioned.

5.3. CAG report further states that anomalies abound in production measurement practices. Over

reporting of crude production is because of the inclusion of ―items other than crude oil ‖ namely basic

sediment and water (BS&W), off-gas, recoverable internal consumption and ‗Condensate‘ production.

Moreover, production figures compiled at offshore platforms were higher than actual sale quantity.

The CAG report observes ―In onshore areas, it was noticed that to reconcile over-reported production,

fictitious inflating of closing stock of crude oil, erroneous reporting of theft of crude oil and reporting

non-existent pit oil as stock were adopted. Furthermore, the Company had no Standard Operating

Procedure (SOP) for metering and measurement.‖

6. Present Status

6.1 The recruitment policy at present is more localized than centralized with the result that it is not

the same level playing ground for the employees across organisations. The prevailing training module

of the employees is not tuned to the training needs at the desk level. There is no post–training

evaluation as well.

6.2 Biometric Access Control System was introduced some time back in the Assam Secretariat but it

is not functioning at present. Some of the machines are out of order while the information compiled

from other working machines is yet to be put to any useful purpose.

7. Conclusion and recommendation

7.1 PRIS is to be preceded by a performance management system (PMS). In the presence of a large

array of non-quantifiable factors attached to the goal of the maximization of social welfare, it may not

be all that easy to strike at a proper PMS. PMS will be conditioned by the quality of service delivered,

the feedback from the stakeholders, continuous stock taking of the performance of the employees,

financial implications and the like.

7.2 While the organizational culture as a whole will influence the PMS it will also be necessary to

recognize the varying levels of efficiency of the individual employees of the organization. It may also

be necessary to deny PRIS to those employees who fail to come up to the mark.

7.3 The Biometric Access Control System which has been introduced earlier should be activated.

The information collected from the system should be compiled over a period of year to determine the

pattern of regularity of each of the employee. Standard should be fixed for a minimum level of

attendance in terms of hours of work during the year ending 30th

June and any person who

puts in less than the standard hours of work during the year, his increment should be withheld.

This system will allow condonation of casual loss of working hours in case of sincere employees and

should also take into account the excess hour of work put in by an employee beyond the regular office

hours and during holidays. It is felt that this system would be better as compared to the system of

deducting pay for lack of adequate working hours on monthly basis.

7.4 As a first step towards an exercise to assess the productivity of the employees, it will be

necessary to take the following steps:-

(i) To recruit proper and suitable personnel through a rigorous process of selection ;

(ii) Putting direct recruits on probation for a period of three years to improve their skills and to

make probation exercise effective, Probation Pay should be fixed as a lump-sum amount

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(iii) To create a congenial work environment with level playing field for the employees;

(iv) To identify the training needs of the employees during their service career department-

wise;

(v) To accelerate the process of installation of E-governance in full sense of the term ;

(vi) To device a thorough professional and scientific performance measurement technique and

(vii) To introduce a system where every service holder is required to serve in difficult areas at least

once in the service career with the incentive provided by a reasonable difficult area allowance

and to treat lack of experience of service in such areas as a disqualification in performance

measurement;

7.5 The Commission therefore recommends:-

(1) To introduce the concept of productivity pay on a pilot basis with a small group of employees in

an office.

(2) All employees of the selected group be trained before evaluating their performance and be

provided same work environment.

(3) For performance measurement appropriate method be identified with the help of consultants and a

limited mumber of parameters, which are easily and objectively measurable,be selected to evaluate

performance

(4) Finally a suitable productivity pay scheme be worked out and the impact of this scheme be studied

for at least 3 years.

(5) Introduce the Bio-matric Access Control system to check attendance and make rules for effecting

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FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

1. Date Of Effect

(i) The issue relating to the date of effect of the recommendations of the Commission was discussed

in the last full meeting of the Commission held on 4th October, 2016. A question was raised whether

the terms of reference of the Commission mandates it to specify the date of effect. It was clarified that

the Govt. Notification dated 2nd

June, 2015 does not include any such term of reference while the

terms of reference of the 7th CPC included specifically the term to recommend the date of effect of its

recommendations. In view of this position it was felt that the Commission carefully considered this

issue.

(ii) The terms of reference of the earlier Commissions/Committees set up by the State Government

were examined and it was found that none of these included any such term of reference. Inspite of

this, all the Pay Commissions/Committees have suggested the date of effect in their

recommendations. The position of this matter is as below :-

Sl.

No.

Date of constitution of Pay

Committee/ Commission

Date of submission of

report

Notional date

of effect of

recommendation

Date of drawl of

revised pay

1 17.9.1947 NA 1.4.1948 NA

2 18.7.1955 NA 1.10.1956 NA

3 24.9.1962 29.2.1964 1.4.1964 1.4.1964

4 8.2.1972 9.4.1973/29.10.1973 1.1.1973 1.1.1973

5 8.11.1979 29.6.1982 1.1.1981 1.1.1981

6 2.5.1988 8.5.1990 1.1.1989 1.1.1989

7 30.5.1994 27.6.1997 1.1.1996 1.1.1996

8 30.5.2008 15.10.2009 1.1.2006 1.10.2007*

*In case of the APC-2008 the fixation was done notionally on 1.1.2006 but the revised pay was allowed only

with effect from 1.10.2007.

The Commission felt that the practice followed by the previous Commissions should be honoured

and a date of effect should be recommended.

(iii) While making the recommendations regarding the date of effect, the APC-1972 recorded in para

1.4 of Chapter-I as follows-

―We have given very careful consideration to the date from which the revised scales recommended by

us should be brought into force. The Financial Commissioner who was examined in this regard stated

that in view of the very difficult financial position of the State it would be difficult for the

Government to shoulder any burden for arrear payments and suggested enforcement of the revised

scales with effect from 1st March, 1973. We are, however, of the view that taking due account of the

State‘s resource position as well as the fact that the average prices of the notional year of 1972 have

been taken into account in fixing the minimum remuneration, it would be just and proper to enforce

the revised scales with effect from 1st January, 1973. We accordingly recommend that the revised

scales be brought into force with effect from 1st January, 1973.‖

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(iv) APC 1979 argued as follows:-

― We have merged in the basic pay, the dearness allowance in full as admissible on 31.12.1980 and

recommended sanction of dearness allowance on revised pay at Central rates for every 8 points of rise

beyond 384 points. We accordingly recommend that the revised scale be brought into force with

effect from 1.1.1981.‖

Further they recommended that for the revision of special pay and the special pay recommended for

new category of positions and other allowances recommended newly, effect should be given from

1.1.1982 in view of the availability of resources for giving effect to these recommendations.

(v) APC-1988 considered the demand of the employees to give effect to its recommendations from

the date from which the Central Government employees started enjoying the benefits flowing out of

the recommendations of the 4th CPC i.e. 1.1.1986. It examined the date of effect prescribed by earlier

Pay Bodies set up by the State Government and found that the gap between the two revisions was

about 8 years. The pay was last revised with effect from 1.1.1981 after a period of 8 years and

therefore, the Commission, felt that enforcement of another revision with effect from 1.1.1986 would

be too early and therefore recommended the date of effect to be 1.1.1989.

(vi) As for the recommendations of Central Pay Commission, it is observed that 6th CPC was

constituted on 5.10.2006 and it submitted its report in March, 2008. The date of effect of its

recommendation was 1st January, 2006 and revised pay was allowed from same date. The 7

th CPC was

constituted on 20.2.2014 and submitted its report in December, 2015. The date of effect of its

recommendations was 1st January, 2016 and revised pay have been allowed from the same date.

(vii) It is seen that till 1996 the pay revision was done at an interval of 8 years and in fact the revision

of 1996 was done after 7 years. Thereafter a 10 years cycle has been followed leading to the revision

in 2006 Government of India changed to a 10 years revision cycle from 1.1.1986 but in case of the

State Government employees the revision in 1989 and 1996 was still done at the interval of 8 years

and 7 years. If the 10 years cycle would have started from 1989 the revision would have been due in

1999, 2009 and 2019. APC-2008 recommended that the revised pay structure be effective from

1.4.2009 but added further that the revised pay for the employees shall be notionally fixed as on

1.1.2006. They further clarified that no arrears would be paid for the period between 1.1.2006 to

31.3.2009. Though the recommendations of APC-2008 apparently followed a correction course, the

State Government subsequently agreed to pay revised salaries with effect from 1.10.2007.

(viii) The employees demand 1.1.2016 as the date of effect which implies a revision after 8.25

yrs.In the light of the above discussion and the prevailing resource position of the State the

Commission is of the view that-

(a) 10 year gap be maintained between present and the last date of effect i.e. 1.10.2007.

(b) The retrospectivity of the date of effect should not be encouraged as the resources cannot be

generated retrospectively.

(c) Practice followed by Central Pay Commissions who always recommend prospective date of

effect be the guideline.

(d) Date of effect should be shifted to 1st April instead of 1

st January for better financial

management and avoid liabilities of previous year being carried to next year.

(ix) This Commission therefore recommends:-

(a) Date of effect of its recommendation be 1.4.2017 and benefit of revised pay should start from

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(b) Since DA as on 1.1.2016 has been merged by the Commission while working out revised

pay, any installment of dearness allowance that becomes due to the employees between

1.1.2016 to 31.3.2017 shall be paid as per the decision of the Government of Assam.

(c) The increment due on 1.7.2017 shall be allowed to employees who have completed three

months or more of service in the revised pay scale on 1.7.2017.

2. Financial implications

The broad estimate of the additional annual financial implication of the recommendations made by the

Commission is as follows:

(i) Pay Rs. 1930.07 Cr

(ii) Pension Rs. 1012.00 Cr

(iii) Allowances etc. Rs. 296.21 Cr

(iv) Total Rs 3238.28 Cr

Detail breakup of this implication is at Annexure - 1

The additional annual financial implication is estimated to be Rs 3238.28 Crores for 2017-18 which is

estimated to increase by 10% during each subsequent year due to increase in Dearness Allowance,

annual increments etc.

3. FRBM Implication

The Terms of Reference of the Commission includes a reference to the AFRBM Act. The

Commission has taken note of the implications of the AFRBM Act and considers that the matter of

pay revision and the AFRBM Act have to be viewed in a broader context. While hypothetically

salaries and others benefits to government employees need not be increased periodically, in reality

such revisions are taken as given. Central Government, having access to funding of a magnitude not

available to states, periodically revises the rates of pay and allowances of Central Government

employees at regular intervals. The states, even though they do not have funds to the same extent,

have to invariably follow suit, sooner or later. Thus, the regulation of government expenditure that is

mandated by the provisions of the AFRBM Act would have to be substantially enforced in other

areas. Potential for reduction in expenditure exists in rationalization of jobs and of departments, job

enrichment and increasing revenues.

4. Resource Mobilization

The Commission is conscious of the fact that the recommendations made by the Commission shall

have extra financial implications. In this context, the Commission recommends the following points

for action with twin objectives of improving resource position of the State Government along with

improved administration which is more effective -

(i) Direct revenue earning departments should become more efficient in improving tax collection and

plugging loopholes to prevent tax evasion and mop up additional revenue to partially meet the funds

needed on account of pay revision.

(ii) Better methods be attempted for collection of user charges like water, electricity bills etc

(iii) Productivity of Tax collecting machinery be increased by introducing total computerization,

paperless offices, and use of technology wherever feasible.

(iv) Speedy completion be ensured in respect of all time bound programme/ schemes to avoid cost

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(v) The Government may set up a review committee for right-sizing all the departments. All posts

which have lost their functional utility should be abolished and terminal scales may be given to the

present incumbents. Surplus manpower may be retrained and redeployed in other departments if

required. This rationalization of manpower to be taken up in a time bound manner. Progressive

rationalisation by about 10% of existing manpower in next 5 years may be considered.

(vi) Existing employees of Class III may be retrained and made multi-skilled and multifunctional to

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Annexure-17.1

Additional Financial Requirement For 2017-18

Sl.

No. Item of Expenditure Amount (in Crores)

1 Salary 1930.07

(i) Due to revision 1908.00

(ii) Equalisation of District & Head Querter level Pay of Ministerial staff 22.00

(iii) Upgradation of 100 Nos of PSO Havildar to GD Havildar 0.07

2 Pension 1012.00

(i) Due to revision 900.00

(ii) Commutation 12.00

(iii) Leave Encashment 40.00

(iv) 20% Addl. Quantum of Pension to the Pensioners above 80 Years of

Age

60.00

3 Allowances 296.21

(i) House Rent allowance (Addl. 20% of existing amount) 120.00

(ii) City Compensatory Allowance 7.00

(iii) Special Compensatory allowance 0.42

(iv) Ration Allowance 108.00

(v) Rifle Allowance 3.72

(vi) Compensatory Allowance 36.00

(vii) Special Allowance 3.42

(viii) overtime Allowance 2.94

(ix) Disability and Child care Allowance 1.00

(x) Kit Allowance 0.18

(xi) Kit Maintenance Allowance 6.00

(xii) Messing and Dhubi Allowance 1.00

(xiii) Commando Allowance 2.04

(xiv) Floating Allowance 0.30

(xv) Technical Allowance 0.78

(xvi) Special Allowance to S.B. Personnel 3.21

(xvii)Transport Allowance to the Employees of Assam Bhawan 0.20

4 Total

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ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS:

1.1 One of the terms of reference of the Commission is to work out a framework for an emolument

structure linked with the need to attract the most suitable talent in government service promote

efficiency, accountability and responsibility in the work culture and foster excellence in the public

governance system to respond to the complex challenges of modern administration and the rapid

political, social, economic and technological changes with due regard to expectations of the

stakeholders and to recommend appropriate technology and skill development through training and

capacity building for different category of employees through a competency based framework.

1.2 According to this mandate the Commission has made recommendations in various chapters of the

report. Reorganization of directorates, Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme are example of

such suggestion. In addition to this the Commission felt that certain reform measures are needed in

order to make the Government machinery more responsive and effective for which following

suggestions are made.

a. The issue of establishing Mini Secretariat at the level of Divisional Commissioners has been

discussed for a long time. There is an urgent need to take steps to implement this concept and

ensure that the matters relating to the welfare activities are decided and finalized at this level.

Divisional Commissioners should be vested with the following powers to:-

(a) Transfer officers of various departments within their own jurisdiction.

(b) Take disciplinary action against officers working in their jurisdiction.

(c) To sanction schemes and release of funds for their execution.

(d) To monitor the progress of work of various schemes and take corrective action.

b. There should be a Divisional Level planning Body with the Divisional Commissioner as its

convener and peoples‘ representative as members. This body should prepare plans for the

development of the division and provide guidance at regular interval for their implementation

and modification etc.

1.3 There has been a growing demand among the employees for Hazard Allowance which the

Commission has not supported. The view of the Commission is that such allowance given to

individuals cannot do justice as far as the mitigation of hazard is concerned. The Commission has

recommended that the nature of Hazard should be identified and infrastructure improvement should

be made to avoid hazards and ensure safety. In this context, the Commission would further like to

suggest that in all places of work or places where services are delivered, an exercise should be

conducted to determine the hazard faced by the employees as well as the common people. Hospitals

and industrial production units can be the places to start with this exercise. Effort should be made to

make such places compliant with the ISO standards and appropriate certificates should be obtained.

1.4 Commission has taken stand against the Non Practicing Allowance which has been claimed by

many groups of employees. Commission is of the view that in the evolving economic situation more

and more people have got the opportunities to work beyond the scope of Government duty. For

example, teachers, engineers, agriculture scientists and veterinary doctors all have openings in their

field and in fact their services if available to the people, will be of great help to the growing economy.

In this scenario the old rules and regulations prohibiting the Government servants to utilize their

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capacity needs a review. The demand of the time is that while the Government should prescribe the

duty hours and ensure that the employees do justice to the government work during this period, they

should be given freedom to utilize their extra time beyond office hours for engaging themselves in

private practice and making full use of their capacities.

1.5 In the matter of recruitment it is suggested that in every service the initial recruitment should be

on a probation for 3 years. During this period the performance of the new recruit should be very

closely monitored and to stress upon the importance of probation he should be paid only a fixed

lumpsum amount equal to 50% of the pay. He should be paid the emoluments as per the scale only

after successful completion of the probation.

1.6 The initial recruitment to the posts, not covered by APSC regulations, shall be made through an

independent body like Staff Selection Commission. This will bring in uniformity in standard of

recruitment and transparency. This Commission should recruit staff for all the departments of the

Government.

1.7 To ensure equal development of all the areas of the State, efforts should be made to compulsorily

post every officer at least once in his service career to the remote and difficult areas. If any officer has

not worked in such areas at least once it should be treated as a disqualification for promotion and

confirmation in service. Duration of such posting should be decided by each department and it should

also be ensured that no one is forced to work in those areas beyond such mandatory period.

1.8 Commission has recommended that the GP of ministerial staff in the district level offices and the

HoD level offices should be same. Further, within the district the inter-department transfer should be

introduced. Similar transferability among the staff of different districts within a revenue division be

introduced.

1.9 Revision of pay etc. which is at present done after 10 years should be re-planned in a manner that

it coincides with the period of award of Finance Commission. This will make the estimation of

resources more realistic. Further the work of the revision should be restricted to the matters relating

to pay and allowances only and for this purpose perhaps the Pay Research Unit of the Finance

Department can be suitably strengthened for a limited period of 3 months during which they can

suggest changes in the pay etc. depending upon the expected resource from the next Finance

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1 State Government constituted the 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission in June,

2015 and allowed it to submit the report within 31st October, 2016. The financial resources of the

State and the composition of State employees were studied and the views of various employee

organizations were taken into account for determining the principles of pay revision.

1.2 Commission used the Aykroyd Formula for determining the minimum pay, as has been done

by the 7th CPC. According to this analysis the minimum pay has been fixed at Rs.15900 which is 2.62

times the minimum pay recommended by the Assam Pay Commission 2008. This implies a real

increase of 16.44% over the previous minimum pay. The Commission has recommended a maximum

pay of Rs.1,30,000 as fixed pay and with this the ratio of the maximum pay to minimum pay has

become 8.18 as against 9.08 in case of the earlier Pay Commission.

1.3 Rate of increment has been recommended as 3% to be added on 1st July every year and

employees completing three months or above in the grade as on 1st July shall be eligible for such

increment. In the existing system an employee on reaching the maximum of the PB, spends two years

from the date of last increment at that stage without further movement. At the end of two years he is

eligible to move into next higher PB as a measure of financial upgration and given the increment. The

Commission has recommended that on reaching the maximum of the PB the employee will continue

to get the increment subject to crossing of EB in accordance with the provisions of FR 25.

1.4 Commission considered the recommendations of 7th CPC to replace the PB-GP system

introduced by 6th CPC by a new system of pay matrix. After examining all the issues the Commission

has preferred and recommended the PB-GP system with suitable modifications in the light of the

experience of last ten years in the State. Though it has recommended PB-GP system, it has prepared a

Pay Matrix also for alternative consideration of the Government, if needed.

1.5 The proposed pay structure accordingly has five pay bands and one fixed pay with total 24

GP. While the number of PB is same as before, the number of GP have been reduced by 6. While

determining the minimum and maximum of a PB and the level of each GP, a relationship has been

created between the previous PB and GP. The entire DA as on 1.1.2016 i.e. 125% of the basic, has

been taken into account while creating this relationship.

1.6 The gap between the GPs, thus determined, has been increased and by and large equalized.

The range of the pre-revised GP was Rs.1500 to Rs.8700 with an average gap of Rs.248 which was

not evenly distributed. The minimum gap was Rs.100 while in few cases the gap was Rs.500, Rs.600

and Rs.1100. In the revised system the range of GP is Rs.3900- Rs.18500 with an average gap of

Rs.608. The minimum and maximum of the gaps is Rs.500 and Rs.1000.

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1.7 The minimum pay of the 5 revised PBs is 2.5 to 2.75 times of the minimum of the earlier

corresponding minimum pay. Similarly the maximum of the 5 revised PBs is 2.43 to 2.75 times the

corresponding previous figures. The span of the PBs are fairly comparable to that of the previous

PBs.

1.8 The Commission has recommended a Modified scheme of Assured Career Progression.

Recommendations of APC 2008 regarding creation of Assam Administrative Service have been

reiterated and measures have been suggested to make it a better tool for administrative transformation.

1.9 Commission has recommended City Compensatory Allowance for employees working in

Guwahati and Special Allowance for the Special Branch personnel.

1.10 Additional quantum of pension equivalent to 20% of the pension drawn by the pensioners

above 80 years of age has been recommended. Ceiling of DCRG has been increased to Rs.15.00

lakhs. Simplified procedure for medical reimbursement of pensioners has been suggested.

1.11 Family pension equal to the orginal pension is recommended till 7 years after the death of the

pensioner or till the date the pensioner would have attained the age of 67 years, whichever is

earlier.However in case of an employee who dies before retirement ,the original pension will continue

for ten years with a ceiling of 67 years of age. Benefit of increment, change in DA and pay revision if

any, is also recommended for special family pensioners. Simplified procedure for grant of family

pension to disabled children of the pensioner is also recommended.

1.12 Commission has also proposed equalization of pay for the ministerial staff of district

establishments and director level establishments. This proposal is linked to a system of centralised

recruitment through a Staff Selection Commission and a new model of transfers of such staff.

1.13 A number of issues, raised by different departments have been examined and necessary

recommendations have made in respect of these issues. There were several issues which were

common to many departments and they have been dealt with separately. These include reorganization

of directorates, deletion / inclusion of irrelevant /relevant information & data in the ROP and

delinking of the issue of Gazetted status with the pay scale.

1.14 The matter relating to productivity pay has been closely examined and it is recommended that

before introducing any scheme for such pay certain other preliminary actions should be taken.

1.15 The financial implication of the recommendations for the year 2017-18 is estimated to be

Rs.3238.28 crore of which Rs.2942.07 crore are for the revision of salary and pension. This also

includes Rs.60 crore for the additional quantum of pension recommended for personers above 80

years of age.

1.16 The Commission has taken 1.1.2016 as the date for calculation minimum pay etc. and has

recommended 1st April 2017 as the date of effect for these recommendations. All allowances and

benefits recommended by the Commission shall have prospective effect.

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